| Author: Matt ZandstraPublisher: Sams, 2003
 Pages: 576
 ISBN:978-0672326196Aimed at: Programmers wanting to use PHP
 Rating: 4
 Pros: Fast paced.
 Cons: Only covers PHP 4.3
 Reviewed by: Ian Elliot
   PHP isn't a difficult language but if it is your first language you will need a little more time than the few hours that this course allocates to the basics. Author: Matt ZandstraPublisher: Sams, 2003
 Pages: 576
 ISBN:978-0672326196Aimed at: Programmers wanting to use PHP
 Rating: 4
 Pros: Fast paced.
 Cons: Only covers PHP
 This is a "teach yourself in 24 hours" book that is a bit different.  It ramps up remarkably fast. PHP isn't a difficult language but if it is your first language you will need a little more time than the few hours that this course allocates to the basics. It starts reasonably enough but there is a sudden jump in the level. It covers all the usual topics – using MySQL, cookies, state management in general and more advanced topics such as objects, XML and LDAP. Of course you are going to need more than 24 hours to read the book, let alone master its contents. One big disadvantage is that it only covers PHP 4.3 when most of us are now worrying about moving on to versions 5.0 or 6.0. Not a bad book but you need to know something about HTML and programming to get the best from it.   
  
		| Learn dbatools in a Month of Lunches
 
 
 Author: Chrissy LeMaire et al Publisher: Manning
 Pages: 400
 ISBN: 978-1617296703
 Print: 1617296708
 Kindle: B0B39PCHL8
 Audience: SQL Server DBAs
 Rating: 5
 Reviewer: Ian Stirk
 This book aims to make it easier to manage your SQL Server estate, how does it fare?  
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		| C# Programming,  3rd Ed (In Easy Steps)
 
 
 Author: Mike McGrathPublisher: Easy Steps
 Date: April 2022
 Pages: 192
 ISBN: 978-1840789737
 Print: 1840789735
 Kindle: B09WPBZZCV
 Audience: C# developers
 Rating: 5
 Reviewer: Mike James
 An easy guide to C# - what could be better.
 
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Title: Sams Teach Yourself Php in 24 Hours Author: Matt Zandstra Publisher: Sams Price: £17.99 Pages: 500 ISBN: 0672326191 Aimed at: Programmers wanting to use Php Pros: Fast paced. Cons: Only covers PHP 4.3 Reviewed by: Ian Elliot Verdict: : -)   This is a “teach yourself in 24 hours” book that is a bit different.  It ramps up remarkably fast. Php isn’t a difficult language but if it is your first language you will need a little more time than the few hours that this course allocates to the basics. It starts reasonably enough but there is a sudden jump in the level. It covers all the usual topics – using MySQL, cookies, state management in general and more advanced topics such as objects, XML and LDAP. Of course you are going to need more than 24 hours to read the book, let alone master its contents. One big disadvantage is that it only covers PHP 4.3 when most of us are now worrying about moving on to version 5.0. Not a bad book but you need to know something about HTML and programming to get the best from it.   |