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Web Application Development with PHP 4.0 (with CD-ROM)
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Author: Tobias Ratschiller, Till Gerken
List Price: $39.99
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ISBN: 0735709971
Publisher: SAMS (15 July, 2000)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 17,077
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 5 out of 5
An excellent book to upgrade our php skill to the next level
I think this book is a must for every PHP programmer who would like to upgrade their skill to advance level. This book is not for a novice.If you would like to know the "in and out" of PHP, and becoming expert in PHP, you must buy this book :)
Rating: 5 out of 5
You may love or hate this book
You may love or hate this book, since it's not the usual collection of code recipes, it's about application developing, methodologies and good coding practices. Heartily recommended, but only to advanced developers
Rating: 3 out of 5
Title is too broad based on material
This book has great content, but the title is too broad for the subject matter.When I first saw the title of the book, I was excited because I thought it was going to cover PHP web development. Instead, the book explains certain subjects within development, not all "web" development per se either. Talking about proper coding techniques is nice, but not what one would expect based on the title. I was hoping for coverage on HTTP variables and how to extract data from them when using Form tags. Especially, SELECT tags with multiple selections allowed. Unfortunately, the authors chose to talk about how it works behind the scenes. This is nice to know, but as a developer, I thought the book would have covered more on "development"! There is some good information on security and on array processing. Its written so the reader can get a good understanding on how web processing is done, problems to avoid, and how to use PHP in a very professional manner. I wouldn't recommend this as a reference book, but as a good book to read for any intermediate or advanced PHP web developer. It could enhance your current skills and coding practices. As for me, I was hoping for a PHP web development book that provided aspects on using php to build various common web applications, like shopping carts, and how/when to extract HTTP globals, session variables, logins, menus, form tags, etc. This is what I was expecting when I saw the title. While I was dispointed that it didn't cover this material, the book did provide some useful information in certain areas.
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