What I’m Currently Reading
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?