PHP and MySQL Web Development (Developer's Library) 5th Edition

Why so many 1 star reviews?This book is great, doesn't hold your hands and moves at a fairly fast pace. In my view, this is not a beginners book but as long as you have a good working knowledge of basic web principles and programming fundamentals from any language this book has great value for anyone wanting to learn PHP.The MYSQL section is also very informative just not as in depth as the PHP section, however it does enough to get you going with working on the web. The MYSQL section does not dive into deep database design principles, however that is not the scope of this book. I'm glad it kept it simple as the main goals are to get an interactive website up and running.I have thoroughly enjoyed the book and still am learning

I had no problems registering the Kindle version, downloading the extra chapters, downloading the source code, and accessing the web version. I just went to the site, signed in (I have used it before), entered the ISBN on the "Accessing the Free Web Edition" page that is just before section I. I had to answer one question from the content of the Kindle edition, and all the on-line content was available. I used a previous edition of this book several years ago to write a web-based database program. I am moving it to a server that uses PHP 7. I have already read some of this book and I find that it is exactly what I need to port my MySQL database to PHP 7.

This is a good book, with tons of PHP information. The authors are good writers and definitely know PHP rather well. I started with zero PHP knowledge and after a few hundred pages, PHP seemed easy and natural to me. The book covers the basics of PHP as well as some of the advanced topics (classes, interfaces, errors, exceptions, autoloaders, etc.). I didn't have any use for the database parts of the book (because that part is already taken care of for me). However, the PHP chapters were quite useful.

This is the book that made my web development dreams a reality. It's amazing how the authors ably captured the fundamentals of PHP in a book of this size. The web security section forced me to view web application security differently. The workings of PHP functions were elusive and mysterious until I read this book. PHP now does my bidding. It's hard for anyone to go through the entire book without being infected with sound coding habits that matter in production. 5 stars!

I bought this for class, but it's really a great book for diving into PHP.

I am halfway done with the book and I think it is outstanding. I have a basic-intermediate level in PHP and this book is really helping me further my knowledge.

this book is a good companion reference and for those who seriously who wants to learn PHP. some examples are easy to understand.

As I'm learning more to add to my previous HTML/CSS only knowledge, this book breaks it down and helps you understand why you're learning this information.