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Jason Batten
07-09-2005, 02:38 PM
Come in, come in, make yourself at home...

Now, I like to force myself to think... *cough*... um, err... ah!... books! right... I have already read a book on PHP. I know the basics so to speak of php with basics on databases blahdy blah blah blah... now I would like to learn more.

I have found PHP and MySQL Web Development, Second Edition by Luke Welling, Laura Thomson (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/067232525X/qid=1120929395/sr=1-31/ref=sr_1_31/002-4708646-5496053?v=glance&s=books).

Has anyone purchased this book? read it? loved it? didn't agree with it? Not touched it? Touched it and was slapped in the face?

Thoughts? people? hEllO? *taps screen

I would like a book which is BY EXAMPLE but NOT focused on a main project. I like to be shown how and why a function is used then apply it to whatever my heart desires... know what I mean?

*wipes tear from eye, you're beautiful, thank you, thank you all!

planetsim
07-10-2005, 05:19 AM
This thread (http://phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?t=10281465) wasnt good enough for you?

cretaceous
07-10-2005, 12:56 PM
I have to say that book didn't do it for me
Lots of specific big projects but no "do this because, dont do this because"

I personally like lots of little snippets with good explanations not mammoth projects

The 2nd edition is out of date on sessions

The index stinks big time - and for me the whole point of a book is a top notch index - loads of important references just dont make it to the index

The book is certainly not 'bad' but there must be something better

While I havent read the O'Reilly php books I've always found O'R the boss - dont know why I just didnt get their one

Jason Batten
07-11-2005, 01:16 AM
This thread (http://phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?t=10281465) wasnt good enough for you?OBVIOUSLY NOT.

Or I wouldn't have posted.