If I had read the reviews first, I would not have bought the book, but it's too late now.
Anyway, here are my comments:
This is the worsest O'Reilly book I own, and I have quite a lot of them.
The introduction to SQL and RDBS is somewhat OK, but to read on the back of
the book PHP, W3-mSqL, Lite, and mSQLPerl is really a
strong exaggeration of what is included about PHP in the book.
The so-called "chapter" about PHP is disappointing and full of bugs.
What is included, though, is a simple called "PHP Reference", taken from
the web, including ALL the PHP functions - big deal, I can find that on the web myself and don't need that in print in a book about databases.
But the authors get quantity by printing the reference. Not much work to
cut&paste from the web, I assume.
The last thing goes about the "examples". At least the perl examples better
fit in the "obfuscated perl contest" than in a book about MySQL&msql.
The book about installation of MySQL: I suppose it could be left out because
you should probably have installed your MySQL and/or msql if you are
going to buy the book, but that's a personal opinion.
Short: Don't buy this book.
Printer out of paper while printing the errata.
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