My experience with DuBois's book is that it's GREAT for MySQL, especially when you want to interface with MySQL at the server level -- with C or C++ for example.
But for PHP/MySQL or using MySQL at any level of web interfacing, this book just doesn't do it. Erik Price wrote: > When I was just starting to consider my database-driven web site, I > checked mysql.com and found this: > > http://www.mysql.com/portal/books/html/index.html > > The best-rated book is the one I chose to get: > > MySQL > by Paul DuBois > New Riders > > I think it's awesome. > > (Although neither it nor the web site documentation can help me with my > problem in shutting down the mysql daemon with mysqladmin...... !) > > I originally had purchased > > MySQL/PHP Database Applications > by Jay Greenspan and Brad (forget last name) > > And found its example code was ridden with typos and errors, to the > point that I was having a great deal of trouble following the text. I > took it back to the store to get the DuBois book. > > Erik > > --- Webmaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > I need a book to teach me how to make a database driven website, I > > think php > > mySql is the way to go and have seen some on amazon and fat brain but > > don't > > know if any are any good, any ideas? > > > > Thanx in advance > > DavidJaymz > > Here are the books I'm thinking of: > > PHP and MySQL Web Development > > Luke Welling, Laura Thomson > > > > Database Driven Web Sites > > By Joline Morrison,Joline Morrison > > > > Sams Teach Yourself Active Web Database Programming in 21 Days > > By Dina Fleet,Matt Warren (Editor) > > > > Building Database Applications on the Web Using Php3 > > By Craig Hilton,Bjorn Borud,Jeff Willis > > > > Create Dynamic Webpages Using PHP and MySQL > > David Tansley > > > > PHP: Fast and Easy Web Development > > J. Meloni > > > > Thanx again: DavidJaymz > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Before posting, please check: > > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: > > http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > > > ===== > Microsoft e[X]tra [P]roprietary > -- Is this where you really wanted to go today ? -- > > http://www.redhat.com/about/opinions/xp.html > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals > http://personals.yahoo.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php -- CAPITANO WEB CONSULTING Bryan R. Capitano CELL: 541-760-6288 HOME: 541-929-5060 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
