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PHP in a Nutshell |
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PHP In A Nutshell |
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2005-12-21 07:40:28 |
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S. Stanicki
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I have 8+ years of programming experience, and I am very interested in expanding my skillset. PHP is one of the skills I would like to acquire. With that in mind, I think that this book is aimed towards experienced PHP developers; if you are just starting out with PHP, this book makes an indespensible companion to a tutorial such as "Programming PHP" by Rasmus Lerdorf and Kevin Tatroe , but "PHP In a Nutshell" is not a tutorial in its own right.
I like the examples throughout the book on how each function is used, and I found it well organized by sections. This book has also helped me think outside the box on redesigning an application currently written in VB.
At the beginning the author proveds a website for downloading and installing Apache, PHP and MySQL for Windows. I had a hard time with the configuration on Windows XP as suggested by the book, and found everything I needed in one simple package (Apache, PHP and MySQL)at:
http://www.e-novative.info/software/wamp.php
I highly recommend this book for experienced PHP developers, and as a companion to a tutorial for beginners.
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