PHP for the Web: Visual QuickStart Guide

I'm nearly done with this book and I must say it's very well put together. The learning curve is moderate and you can even challenge yourself a bit more by doing the extra practice problems at the end of each chapter, which helps you get some more coding experience. That's always a plus. Unlike the criticisms I've heard about many bootcamps and online coding courses, which tend to focus strictly on coding syntax, this book provides context to the content as you develop applications. Two things to note about the book, though: 1) Sometimes there are typos in the code. This forces you to debug the code. I guess it's good for experience. 2) Some of the code's "if" or "loop" statements are a bit complex, forcing you to sit there and analyze the logic behind it. Again, this does give you more experience as you attempt to understand the logic, but it can be frustrating. While these do give you examples of how you can use advanced statements, it takes you away from the purpose of a particular chapter while you mull over this one statement before proceeding.

I have finished the first few chapters of this book. I should say this one is the best I have read so far on PHP. The book is well organized. It is very beginner friendly. Every line of new code is explained in detail. And the script is developped in a prograssive way that one can easily follow. I write a review for this one mainly because I wrote a review for another book, which really sucks. PHP: An Essential Beginners Guide to Learn the Realms of PHP From A-Z. The author does not even care to do some formating on the code. How can you expect for more. My advise is try the preview before you click to buy.

This was the textbook for a recent graduate level class on web development using PHP. Overall, the book is easy to follow with good practice examples. There were a few topics that required additional research because they were beyond the scope of the book, but for a beginner introduction to the subject, it does a good job.

The book is well written and the examples are esay to follow. As other reviewers have stated, upon completion of Ullman's work, you will have a solid understanding of PHP fundamentals to assist you in mastering more advanced concepts in other publications. Coming from a strong programming and database background, the book has served me well in learning how php is used in developing web sites. In addition, I found the examination on the CSS consise framework very helpful, because it help further strenghten html and css fundamentals that I have been learning as well. Finally, the author does an excellent job providing other resources to explore. This work is well worth the price. No single book will make you an expert, but this one will help you in developing a very valuable skill in today's IT market.

Great book for a beginner. The author uses simple PHP to start building a form, then he adds more advanced techniques to expand upon this with a working 'mock' application. Although I am only half-way through the book I am finding it very helpful to type out all the examples, read the tips given and explore the resources that the author points out. Love this book .

Found out not needed to use MySQL via github on web.

I really liked this one. It comes in handy when the coding is bigger than just a simple SQL inquiry.

Always been a fan of this series of books when learning new software or computer skills. I highly recommend it.