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PHP is an open-source, HTML-embedded scripting lanaguage that can be used to develop Web applications. This text provides an introduction to PHP syntax and structure and the vast array of functions provided by PHP.PHP is attracting a lot of attention as an open-source alternative to Microsoft’s Active Server Page technology. PHP scripts run on the server, so there is no browser compatibility issue. It is most often used with the Apache Web server running on Unix, but there is a Windows version a
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August 24, 2010
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I think that this is a very good book to have by your side when you are coding. You could save money by downloading the PHP documentation from php.net, that is much more comprehensive, and free. One caveat, don’t buy this book and O’Reilly’s Webmaster in a nutshell (an excellent book) as the latter includes all of php pocket reference and much much more. I did exactly that and was a bit annoyed.
August 24, 2010
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If you are like me, you buy the Pocket Reference books to gain a fast track insight into a particular language or framework. The PHP Pocket Reference does precisely this: the first thirty pages run through all of the core syntax of PHP. These pages alone justify buying the book. The remaining 100 pages of the book take the form of an alphabetical function reference (function signatures together with very brief descriptions). To be honest, this reference is of little to no use. To use it, you either must know the name of the function you wish to look up, or you must make an educated guess at what the function is called. This section of the book would have been infinitely more useful had the author compiled it on a categorical basis in a similar way to the documentation that ships with PHP.
August 24, 2010
Review by G. G. B. Apeldoorn for PHP Pocket Reference
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The first 34 pages are somewhat useful, where some basics of php are explained briefly.
After that, there is an alphabetical list of functions with 1 line of explanation for each.
Totally useless.
August 24, 2010
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The copy I bought is the 2nd Edition (covering PHP4) in paperback. I’m learning PHP and thought it would be useful, but the Function Reference section starts at page 34 through to 132, and as a previous reviewer has said, “There is no index”. The list of functions are not sorted alphabetically either ! The good side is that the book wasn’t expensive and I might find something useful in it eventually.
August 24, 2010
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This book pitches you headlong into coding PHP. By the time you’ve finished the first two chapters, you’ll be able to implement any of the thousands of function references that make up the rest of the title. A great sidearm for web developers, whatever your experience level, and another worthwhile product from O’Reilly Press. Thoroughly recommended.