Mastering PHP Programming For Beginners

**DotComBum** · 29 May, 2009, 03:20 AM

Save time and money by learning how to use the power of PHP programming to enhance and manage your websites, install your own scripts and lots more! Get this ebook and master PHP programming!

Price: $5.00

**amol_cool** · 29 May, 2009, 03:32 AM

Can you share some more details like:

- How many pages does it have?
- What topics the ebook cover?
- How extensively it covers then?
- Difficulty level / Skills required

and as such

**DotComBum** · 29 May, 2009, 03:43 AM

Originally Posted by amol_cool

Can you share some more details like:

- How many pages does it have?
- What topics the ebook cover?
- How extensively it covers then?
- Difficulty level / Skills required

and as such

It has 66 pages in total, it covers PHP coding, I would recommend this ebook to beginners or intermediate learners in PHP programming

**Shenron** · 29 May, 2009, 07:17 AM

Can you share 1 or 2 screenshots of random pages?

**sturat** · 29 May, 2009, 07:36 AM

Can I take the review copy ?

**DotComBum** · 29 May, 2009, 08:11 AM

Originally Posted by Shenron

Can you share 1 or 2 screenshots of random pages?

I tried to take the screenshots but wasn't successful.

Originally Posted by sturat

Can I take the review copy ?

Yes, please check your PM.

1 review copy sent to sturat

**Zash** · 29 May, 2009, 20:24 PM

I'll take a review copy, I'll leave an honest review.

**DotComBum** · 30 May, 2009, 02:36 AM

Another review copy sent to Zash

**intelli** · 30 May, 2009, 22:04 PM

Well, I have read a lot about php. I bought a lot of ebooks online. Thinking of reading yours as well. I'll be providing you a honest review - so that others who are thinking of buying it will know - whether it could benefit them?

Well, if this a good one then -

1- It should explain things which will make them do php programming on their own
2- Make them solve algorithms (needs high skills ..will take some time though)
3- Detailed explanation of the various functions that we'll have to use while designing stunning websites..
4- Also if it explains about web 2.0 and such things...then a real bonus !!!

Anyways, I'll be providing a honest review if you are ready to give me a chance ( yup, no worries even if you are not willing to give me one - since you already gave 2 )

**Zash** · 31 May, 2009, 22:04 PM

My Review:

I am somebody who really does not know any PHP. I have been able to do simple if...else and include statements, but that's it. Not only that, but I had absolutely NO clue how MySQL and PHP actually worked along together.

This eBook is perfect for anybody who does not know ANY PHP. Of course I recommend HTML knowledge, but that's true for almost anything. The book starts off with the history of PHP, and at step 1: how to use the <?php and ?> tags. It works from the Echo statement to Functions down to MySQL connections.

Coming from somebody who knew almost no PHP before reading this, I am practicing making log-in forms with simple MySQL connections.

My only suggestion for this book is to go into more detail about the PHP Mail() function. The book tells you how to make a form and have the content get spit back at you, but it doesn't actually tell you how to email the form, and a contact form is something I've been desperately trying to make in the last 4 months (failing all of the times).

I give this book an 8/10 and definitely recommend it to anybody who wants to start learning PHP. I will also make sure to check out the resources given at the end of the eBook.