[PHP] Re: Does this beginner's book exist?
Chris Lott wrote in message: I am looking for a new text for my beginning PHP...[snipped] ... Besides Larry's book - which is excellent - try David Sklar's book called Learning PHP 5 (O'Reilly). Not too much on mySQL with PHP except for chapter 7 _however_ the whole book is grounded in the understanding of PHP syntax and constructs - if/else, loops, arrays, functions - then moves on to databases, cookies/sessions, forms and files. Clear, concise and with humor and if you like Chinese food great entrees for the array examples. Both books are very good. TR -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] Re: Does this beginner's book exist?
Chris Lott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message: I am looking for a new text for my beginning PHP and MySQL programming class. This class is for COMPLETE beginners who have never programmed before. I have used, in the past, PHP4: A Beginner's Guide and PHP for the World Wide Web (Visual Quicktart). (I will be using PHP4, at least until the Redhat Enterprise Server upgrades :) However, both of these books, while being well pitched towards beginners, also assume that register_globals is enabled, and while the former is more like a textbook (it has exercises and mini-quizzes) it doesn't do as good a job with the examples as the latter (which has no exercises). My students are distance education students, so little things like variable scopes can be very time consuming to help them with-- it would be nice if the text got it right :) Does a book for complete beginners exist that also demonstrates basic good programming practices, has decent examples, and perhaps exercises/quizzes (not as important as the first two)? c -- Chris Lott ... Besides Larry's book - which is excellent - try David Sklar's book called Learning PHP 5 (O'Reilly). Not too much on mySQL with PHP except for chapter 7 _however_ the whole book is grounded in the understanding of PHP syntax and constructs - if/else, loops, arrays, functions - then moves on to databases, cookies/sessions, forms and files. Plus, there are questions at the end of each chapter. Clear, concise and with humor and - if you like Chinese food - mouth watering entrees for the array examples. Both books are very good. TR -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Re: Does this beginner's book exist?
I have one on the shelf that I have never read titled: PHP/MySQL Programming for the Absolute Beginner, no Experience Required which might be worth a look. Looks like they have one for php5 now also http://premierpressbooks.com/ptr_detail.cfm?group=Programmingsubcat=SQLisbn=1%2D59200%2D494%2D6 On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 09:22:39 -0400, Anthony Ritter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chris Lott wrote in message: I am looking for a new text for my beginning PHP...[snipped] ... Besides Larry's book - which is excellent - try David Sklar's book called Learning PHP 5 (O'Reilly). Not too much on mySQL with PHP except for chapter 7 _however_ the whole book is grounded in the understanding of PHP syntax and constructs - if/else, loops, arrays, functions - then moves on to databases, cookies/sessions, forms and files. Clear, concise and with humor and if you like Chinese food great entrees for the array examples. Both books are very good. TR -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
