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Beginning PHP5, Apache, and MySQL Web Development (Programmer to Programmer) Review by lek

Incorrect code and bad programming

I'm not very happy with this book. The code examples contain errors - even the latest versions of the some of the pages that you can download from their website won't run because of things like missing curly braces or similar type-o's. I would understand a couple of errors here or there, but surely they could make sure that the code they put in the book and online actually runs?

Also, the programming advice and style they give isn't very good, and occasionally contradicts each other from one chapter to another. I have experience with other programming languages, so I know that some of the ways that they recommend you do things are both more complicated and less efficient than other ways.

All that said, I am learning what I wanted to learn - I just think there must be better books than this out there!