PHP in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly)) |
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Paul Hudson
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Pages: 370 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0596100671
Pub: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Pub date: 2005-10-13
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 104290
Reader Reviews:
Essential Overview of PHP (0/0 people found this helpful)
This is the fourth "O'Reilly in a nutshell" book I have bought and they are always excellent.
These books are great for getting an overview of a language / providing a quick reference.
If you are new to programming then this should be the second book you buy as this book does not teach you how to program.
If you already know how to program (any language) and want a quick overview of PHP then this is a great book.
Outstanding languages overview (0/0 people found this helpful)
If you're looking for a concise and well organized guide to PHP, this is it. In the long line of O'Reilly books, it's clear, easy to follow, easy to read. Not a reference, but it really does have PHP in the proverbial nutshell.
Nice tutorial, not sure about the reference (4/4 people found this helpful)
Enjoyable book to read, and is a nice tutorial, but I didn't think it was that good as a reference. E.g., several basic language constructs/functions are not defined clearly, the index is quite poor, and there are loads of errors/misprints.
definitive (8/8 people found this helpful)
I'm fairly new to PHP, having implemented a couple of basic features in one of my websites. That said, this book is an invaluable aid, complementing the online PHP manual as a useful, concise reference guide. It not only covers the language core, but also looks at PHP extensions. Covers how to install PHP5, object-oriented PHP, file and string manipulation, HTML forms and other topics such as XML and multimedia.
As with all O'Reilly books, this one is liberally strewn with excellent examples and clear diagrams, and is well written for its target audience. It does presuppose some knowledge of basic programming concepts such as variables and loops, but would still appeal to the beginner as an addition to the online user guide.
Definitely recommend this book.
Great Reference Book (10/10 people found this helpful)
This book is great if you already have an understanding of PHP, it's concise and yet gives a very good over all view of anything you are likely to use PHP for. If you are a begginer I would recommend learning from another book and then using this one as a reference and to learn more complex parts of the language.
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