Error406 – This is just not acceptable!

Apress Beginning PHP and MySQL Third Edition

I have alot of spare time on my hands since im currently unemployed (give me a job!! lol) so I spend it quite wisely improving my knowledge of web programming languages by both writing web scripts/code snippets for various well known scripts on the internet and reading various books I’ve bought and been given over the past few years.

My latest book that I’m reading is called Beginning PHP and MySQL by publisher Apress. This 1000 page book gives detailed examples of both PHP and MySQL, guiding you from the basics towards advanced topics such as database security and using SMARTY templating.

I am about 150 pages into this book and find it very interesting to read even though I already know quite abit from the code I’ve written (its nice to know what things are called!).

I would recommend anyone wanting to get into web development, especially into PHP to read this book as it covers the majority of the programming language, even if the 1000 pages put you off.

The only downside to this book is that its not one of those books that gets you to work through examples, instead its more of a reference book and can be hard to get into without a real desire and determination to get through it.

Overall I really like this book, with its detailed descriptions of every aspect of php and mysql but lacks working examples of other similar books so it can be hard to read. I’d give it 8/10

I will explain other books as I get through them, including books about ASP, ASP.NET, Javascript and Ajax.

What books are you currently reading? Or when was the last time you read a book?

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Since I have just validated my hosting site (7spire.com) I thought I would tell you how to validate your own site.

Info:
Validation checks your code to see that it comply’s with the web standards. Internet browsers such as Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox also keep to these web standards (although they also have their own code..) so making sure your code in valid means users should be able to view it fine in whatever internet browser they may have..

How:
Visit this link for HTML validation – http://validator.w3.org/
or this link for CSS validation – http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/

Type in your website address in the Address box and click Check.

If your website is already valid, it will tell you and give you some code that you can add to your site to show others your site is valid but that’s not required. If your site is not valid you will get a list of the problems and advice on how to fix it.

How many errors did you get?

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