Excellent book!
Excellent book! As the author of a similar book, I must admit that I thoroughly enjoyed it. It not only deals with PHP in very systematic fashion but also covers OCI8 in great detail. Examples are great and very instructive. First class work! Congratulations!
Mladen Gogala
A Chance to Actually Understand PHP
As a student within a technology field at a university, I have been able to use this book in a few of my own projects.
I can personally say that it's been something that has helped me to understand concepts in the PHP programming language. The example code used is simple to understand as well as easy to manipulate into projects that you wish to do.
The chapters have been appropriately linked together so an individual may either read the chapters in a consecutive manner and build their understanding up within PHP, or you may really focus in on a principle that you would like to apply more fully in your abilities.
Also, I want to add that the Glossary appears to be well-defined with the terms making it easier to navigate for a user's desired curriculum of study.
Best Intro book on PHP
I found this book to be fantastic for learning PHP, and an amazing hidden gem for All Oracle web apps.
The format of this book allows the experienced developer to go right to their area of weakness and get just the info they need for either PHP or Oracle web development. For beginners with either Oracle or PHP5, you're well served with this book alone. In particular I found the appendixes in the back a great way to learn how to develop ANY web application for oracle with examples in PHP. So an experienced PHP developer who's a deer in the headlights with databases will gain a solid understanding and real world skills.
Chapter 13 has an exhaustive look at writing a "real" database application using Oracle and PHP. Most books shy away from OCI connections, this one jumps right in and helps you understand not just the how, but the why.
You'll find this tackling of real world solutions repeated with things like handling LOBs. Again, most books do a simple case avoiding real world complications, this book attacks and conquers the details masterfully.
One VERY important point: This book applies php web development on ANY edition of Oracle, not just express. Instead it limits its scope to the foundations of the database that are included in the free Express edition, but all skills are equally relevant for standard and enterprise editions.
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