Re: [PHP] Learning PHP

[Brent Baisley]

Normally I don't recommend a SAMS book since I often find them lacking depth. But I picked up"PHP and MySQL Web Devlopment" and actually thought it very helpful. By chapter two you're reading and writing files and by page 150 (of and 800+ page book) you're into object oriented programming. It covers most everything you would want to do from creating graphics on the fly, to making a forum and ecommerce. It also has a few chapters on security, which is a very good thing.

The one area that did bother me was that only one chapter was dedicated to creating an ecommerce site and one other chapter to ecommerce security issues. Personally, I think ecommerce could have it's own book and shouldn't haven't been included. But I guess if you are experienced in creating ecommerce sites it's good to have an overview of it.

On Wednesday, February 12, 2003, at 10:14 AM, Greg Luce wrote:

Could anyone recommend a fast track for learning php for an experienced
ColdFusion developer? I'm working my way through the tutorials on
php.net and free2code.net, but they seem pretty kindergarten. Any
advice?

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Brent Baisley
Systems Architect
Landover Associates, Inc.
Search & Advisory Services for Advanced Technology Environments
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