My Book Reviews

Dreamweaver MX 2004 Bible - Dreamweaver 8 Bible - Dreamweaver CS3 Bible
Simply the definitive must have reference book! This book covers it all, it is not the best book to learn Dreamweaver, but if you need to find reference material for almost every conservable task, this has it covered! Highly Recommended - but get the latest version for CS3!

Dreamweaver 8 Recipes
This is an excellent book for those who wish to move from simple static web sites to Dynamic database drive content.
Joseph Lowery has authored several Dreamweaver books, including Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 Killer Tips and Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 Bible and is currently President at WebAssist.

See the WebAssist web site for the free download that accompanies this book, plus a host of other excellent Dreamweaver Extensions. Some extensions like the Google search tool are free, others will cost!
http://www.webassist.com/

PHP in Easy Steps
PHP in easy steps is written in a straightforward, jargon- free style and is ideal for non-techies looking to create interactive dynamic web sites using PHP code.

This book is an introduction to the PHP server-side scripting language using examples to demonstrate each step.

The examples given throughout this book detail the source code and the resultant output that appears in the Web browser.

With PHP in easy steps you will learn what is PHP, create a PHP environment, Installing Apache, Installing MySQL, PHP environment in Linux, Getting started with PHP, Performing operations, Making Statements, Using arrays, Generating dynamic content, File handling with PHP, Data persistence, Sending email with PHP, Getting started with MySQL, PHP & MySQL together, User authentication and a PHP guest book.

Also, you will find in the inside cover a handy list of PHP functions that are demonstrated inside the book.

Sam's Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache - Publisher: Sams; 3 edition (13 Jul 2006)
A new edition of the best selling book that covers three popular open-source tools in one complete Starter Kit package.
Revised and updated to reflect major changes in new versions of PHP, MySQL, and PHP 5.
This book carefully steps the reader through the basic set up of PHP, MySQL, and Apache, and shows how to combine these technologies to quickly create simple interactive Web applications.
CD-ROM included, allows the reader to install a safe, foolproof learning environment for either a Windows or Linux-based PC.