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tomorrow.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Brent Baisley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 9:19 AM
To: Greg Luce
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PHP] Learning PHP


Normally I don't recommend a SAMS book since I often find them lacking 
depth. But I picked up"PHP and MySQL Web Devlopment" and actually 
thought it very helpful. By chapter two you're reading and writing files

and by page 150 (of and 800+ page book) you're into object oriented 
programming. It covers most everything you would want to do from 
creating graphics on the fly, to making a forum and ecommerce. It also 
has a few chapters on security, which is a very good thing.

The one area that did bother me was that only one chapter was dedicated 
to creating an ecommerce site and one other chapter to ecommerce 
security issues. Personally, I think ecommerce could have it's own book 
and shouldn't haven't been included. But I guess if you are experienced 
in creating ecommerce sites it's good to have an overview of it.

On Wednesday, February 12, 2003, at 10:14 AM, Greg Luce wrote:

> Could anyone recommend a fast track for learning php for an 
> experienced ColdFusion developer? I'm working my way through the 
> tutorials on php.net and free2code.net, but they seem pretty 
> kindergarten. Any advice?
>
>
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Brent Baisley
Systems Architect
Landover Associates, Inc.
Search & Advisory Services for Advanced Technology Environments
p: 212.759.6400/800.759.0577


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