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Don't buy it, there are better books available. - 2009-09-28
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I had high hopes for this book and it started off well, but by the middle I felt as if the text had fallen apart. After one chapter on object oriented programming (not enough to "master" it by any means), a lot of the examples are then written in an object oriented way. This was completely confusing. Worse yet, the tutorials at the end of the book were badly coded... the code is written in such a way that there are tons of included files in every script instead of straight forward, clearly explained code. Many times in the book the authors state "we're not going to explain this, since it's so easy." With a book so large, you'd think the biggest chunk would be code and code explanation, but there are at least 100-200 pages of useless information and the book really skimps on everything that's important.

I'd suggest Larry Ullman's "PHP 6 and MySQL" book instead of this one. At the very least, that book offers much more useable code with precise technical explanations.

IT Developer - 2009-10-14
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I buy this book last month after reading so many great review about it. I am 60 percent from reading the book cover to cover and I gladly to say this is a well writing book for the subject. the layout of the book is awesome and easy on the eyes. I cannot wait for the 5th edition to come out.

Very well put together - 2009-10-12
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I have not completed it as yet, but so far it seems very well written........exactly what I was looking for. Good foundation, backed up by many practical examples.

Having just skimmed the book - I dare to rate it - 2009-10-05
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I am guessing that this book is a good addition to "PHP & MySQL Web Development All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))" Which I also bought recently. At the moment I have only skimmed it shortly but it looks like I could get some valuable info from it.

Great resource - 2009-10-01
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Great book! Covers most everything you need to know about creating PHP and MySQL driven solutions. This book has replaced several others I've used for a while. I would highly recommend this book.

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