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Title: A very good idea, very poorly executed
Review: I think nobody proof read this book before it hit the presses. The number of mistakes is appalling. The illustrations are mis-numbered, the sample code (even very simple things) doesn't work. There is no coverage of PHP arrays anywhere. It should have been in chapter 4's discussion of variables and data types. Later in the book the author refers back to her own coverage of arrays in earlier chapters. Oops! You pretty much have to understand arrays in order to use PHP. Anyway, the idea of cramming a solid introduction to PHP, MySQL and Apache into one book is a good one. But this was done so sloppily that I would actually consider this book detrimental to learning about any of those subjects. It's also outdated, so this becomes a moot point quickly. But I also won't be buying any books by this author or publisher anytime soon.
