PHP & MySQL: Server-side Web Development

The best programming language instruction/book in the world
Jon Duckett, thank you so much for writing the book that will change my life. I waited three years for you to publish it, and I am going to feast on every word on the next 672 pages (thank you so much for taking your time to write it well). I loved my early read of this book so much that I had to buy two more copies for my mentees. I bought and read your last two second-to-none books in 2016 – HTML & CSS and JS & jQuery. I can’t wait to make history with this PHP book. I am on page 170, and I can say for a fact that you covered the topics in way more detail and simplicity than the other bestselling PHP book on Amazon that I have used as a PHP programmer over the last three years. Instead of Jon dedicating about three hundred pages to PHP and MySQL like the last guy (I won’t name him as a quick PHP search on Amazon would reveal him), he wisely and courageously dedicated almost 700 pages. I have also bought and taken seven of the best PHP courses on Udemy, and I know this book is better than all of them combined. This is not only the best PHP and MySQL book out there, this is the best programming book in the world. Period. Take that from someone who has spent thousands of dollars in the last 6 years trying to look for a programming language instruction that is expertly written from an education standpoint. Albert Einstein once said, “If you can’t explain it to a six-year-old, you don’t understand it yourself.” Ninety-nine percent of the programming language boot camps, books, training manuals, and websites cannot explain what they teach to six-year-olds. They do not meet the KISS (keep it simple, stupid) test necessary for educators. A six-year-old can understand what Jon is teaching in this book. I spent over $100,000 on a business school education in Baltimore, and this is the best textbook I have ever read. There is a dearth of educators in the programming education world. You hardly have anyone with an education degree teaching programming, which becomes apparent in the lack of standardization in what they teach. Jon’s PHP book is heavily researched and detailed, unbelievably simple, and wonderfully designed. Do yourself a favor and read what this man who shies away from publicity has thoughtfully, generously, and meticulously written.

The BEST Computer I have Ever Read!
I have been involved in IT since the 80’s. I have written a number of technical manuals for everything from the Space Shuttle, Military trainers, and paging terminals. I have also been a programmer since the 90’s. Every time I went to work for a client as a programmer I had to learn something new, whether it was a computer language or a database, etc. I would usually buy a computer book and digest it before diving into the project. I have shelves and boxes full of computer books from past projects. I have read PHP & MySQL: Server-side Web Development through TWICE, downloaded the programs, and did all the exercises. I have to say that, without a doubt, this the BEST computer book I have ever read! I wish that all computer books were written with the expertise and reader consideration that this book was written with! I can not say enough about how helpful this books has been as a refresher of PHP and MySQL! Not only did it help with learning PHP and MySQL but it also provided a wealth of resources to expand my knowledge and understanding well beyond what was provided by the author! THANK YOU Jon Duckett and Wiley publishing!!!

Um ótimo livro para todos àqueles que desejam entender como funciona sites e sistemas feitos em PHP com MySQL de banco de dados.

By far the best programming book out there. So well thought out and beautifully presented. It leads you section by section and opens up the language in a way that makes it easy and fun to learn.