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decent book. covers the basics of php, sql and javascript. goes into a great deal on security and logins, which is good. the author doesn't get too wordy, and sticks with covering the main points instead of ranting about nonsense like some other books i've read from oreilly. this alone gives it 5 stars as you can actually learn something from it besides being bored to death reading paragraph after paragraph about the author's grandmother and then trying to tie that into what the actual book is about... >_<

i got this book hoping it would be php focused, and cover the interactions of php and mysql/javascript. unfortunately, what it covers is the basics of php, sql and javascript, trying to teach you each on its own. having already known sql and javascript, i skipped a lot of this book. also there's some stuff on yui and html forms, which i find unnecessary. the templates section could have been longer... also, as a heads up, it just covers the sql language, instead of focusing on mysql specifics, which was a disappointment.

good if you want to learn all three, not good if you just want it for php...Get more detail about Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites (Animal Guide).