Todd .... Are you familiar with either of the books I recommended? Each of
them does a fine job explaining (1) how to use PHP -- as a beginner (2) how
to use MySQL -- as a beginner. The language is simple. If you've never come
across a for{} loop, it explains it clearly. If you've never seen an RDBMS,
or any of it's terminology, you will get a fine introduction. AND, what I
liked about these books (as a beginner) was that they had plenty of room to
grow -- chapters on more advanced topics, practical projects with source
code. You certainly don't have to read those chapters first. I like to get
books which have a few more miles that "just the basics."
Nevertheless, if you need something more basic, with more elementary
language, I would suggest a book like Introductory Web Development, which
doesn't dive into topics like PHP and MySQL--because these are already
advanced topics relative to web development.
"If you can't run with the big dogs, then stay on the porch."
Todd Williamsen wrote:
> Brian... You can SLAM yourself into a wall of confusion if you do not
> pick the right books that doesn't explain things to you like a two year
> old. I like books that explain things that way when I learn a new
> technology. It keeps the frustration away
>
> Thank you,
>
> Todd Williamsen, MCSE
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bryan Capitano [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 10:29 AM
> To: Webmaster; mysql
> Subject: Re: Need A book for dynamic website
>
> "PHP and MySQL Web Development" by Luke Welling and Laura Thomson (Sams
> Publishing, Copyright 2001) is the best book on the market I think. But
> it depends on your skill level. This book has a section on basic PHP
> language, another section on setting up MySQL databases, and a third
> section with practical examples of PHP/MySQL projects, including source
> code etc.
>
> This book covers 90% of everything you'd need to REALLY know. For the
> other 10%, I like to use the WROX series "Professional PHP Programming"
> by Castagnetto, Rawat, Schumann et. al. It has more fine details of the
> PHP language which Welling and Thomson just couldn't cover. But the WROX
> book only has one chapter on interfacing with MySQL. It does have a nice
> library of MySQL functions in the glossary, however, which Welling and
> Thomson would have been really wise to incorporate.
>
> The two of these books make a SLAMMING dynamic duo. You just can't fail
> with them.
>
> Bryan
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> Webmaster 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
> >
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