By Tim Converse and Joyce Park with Clark Morgan
Review by: Alex
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PHP is one of the most advanced (and considered fastest) of all of the website development languages, with server side support for programming ability PHP is a good language for any website developer who wishes to add database support or interactivity to their site to learn. As with all "Bible" books on first inspection of the book you will notice the sheer size of this reference manual. When examining the contents of the book you will see that it is listed in a clear and coherent manner which allows users new to a language to take a step by step approach to learning and climbing aboard the PHP train. However what makes the bible books stand out from many other reference manuals is that using real world examples the bibles show new users to the world of website development how to achieve their results through "Lessons", not only this but as it is also a reference manual (on top of a tutor) it gives you clear advice on the majority of the PHP and MySQL coding standards and how to implement elements of the code into website design, allowing you to branch out into more advanced projects once you complete the lessons. Another thing which this book offers is information for developers of PHP applications to integrate into websites and offer an extensive look at the MySQL database format and how everything can be linked together to work in harmony alongside HTML.
This book is suitable for the following types of people interested in website development:
- Website developers looking for a complete guide to the language of PHP and database development
- Professional website developers who require a manual for a reference on PHP coding implementation
- People new to website development wanting to learn PHP and MySQL integration and development