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Author: Matt Zandstra
Publisher: Sams, 2003
Pages: 576
ISBN:978-0672326196
Aimed at: Programmers wanting to use PHP
Rating: 4
Pros: Fast paced.
Cons: Only covers PHP 4.3
Reviewed by: Ian Elliot
PHP isn't a difficult language but if it is your first language you will need a little more time than the few hours that this course allocates to the basics.
Author: Matt Zandstra
Publisher: Sams, 2003
Pages: 576
ISBN:978-0672326196
Aimed at: Programmers wanting to use PHP
Rating: 4
Pros: Fast paced.
Cons: Only covers PHP
This is a "teach yourself in 24 hours" book that is a bit different. It ramps up remarkably fast. PHP isn't a difficult language but if it is your first language you will need a little more time than the few hours that this course allocates to the basics. It starts reasonably enough but there is a sudden jump in the level.
It covers all the usual topics – using MySQL, cookies, state management in general and more advanced topics such as objects, XML and LDAP. Of course you are going to need more than 24 hours to read the book, let alone master its contents.
One big disadvantage is that it only covers PHP 4.3 when most of us are now worrying about moving on to versions 5.0 or 6.0. Not a bad book but you need to know something about HTML and programming to get the best from it.
Oracle PL/SQL By Example, 6th Ed
Author: Elena Rakhimov
Publisher: Oracle Press
Pages: 480
ISBN: 978-0138062835
Print: 0138062838
Audience: Developers interested in Oracle PL/SQL
Rating: 4
Reviewer: Kay Ewbank
This is the sixth edition of a well established title that has been updated for the latest version of PL/SQL (21c).
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The Art of WebAssembly
Author: Rick Battagline
Publisher: No Starch
Date: May 2021
Pages: 304
ISBN: 978-1718501447
Print: 1718501447
Kindle: B08TSYXJTS
Audience: WebAssembly developers
Rating: 5
Reviewer: Ian Elliot
WebAssembly is the coming thing - or so we are told.
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Title: Sams Teach Yourself Php in 24 Hours
Author: Matt Zandstra
Publisher: Sams
Price: £17.99
Pages: 500
ISBN: 0672326191
Aimed at: Programmers wanting to use Php
Pros: Fast paced.
Cons: Only covers PHP 4.3
Reviewed by: Ian Elliot
Verdict: : -)
This is a “teach yourself in 24 hours” book that is a bit different. It ramps up remarkably fast. Php isn’t a difficult language but if it is your first language you will need a little more time than the few hours that this course allocates to the basics. It starts reasonably enough but there is a sudden jump in the level. It covers all the usual topics – using MySQL, cookies, state management in general and more advanced topics such as objects, XML and LDAP. Of course you are going to need more than 24 hours to read the book, let alone master its contents. One big disadvantage is that it only covers PHP 4.3 when most of us are now worrying about moving on to version 5.0. Not a bad book but you need to know something about HTML and programming to get the best from it.
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