[.ca] Creating Interactive Websites with PHP and Web Services (ISBN 0782142796)

Loads of practical information for your web project:
This is the perfect book if you're planning to build a complex website and don't really know how to achieve this. If you need to build a web site with a membership system, news section, content management system, online store, process payments and track visitors, but you don't know very much about PHP scripting, don't think twice. This is your book. It just get to the point. The author gives to you all his experience building large interactive web sites with PHP. The only drawback that I can see in this book is the title. The chapter about webservices does not tell you anything about building SOAP or XMLRPC servers, instead of that, it tells you how to connect to the Amazon or Google Web services APIs and get the information you need, which is also good. I definitely recommend it to anyone with this kind of interests, even if he really doesn't know anything about PHP or MySQL.

Useful and to the point.:
This book was useful and to the point. What I like the most is that it did not take me through a bunch of code I could not understand. The author covered every aspect with very detailed explanations.

OUTSTANDING!:
This is a very informative book! It is extremely thorough from start to finish, with real world examples and solutions. It is obvious that the author put a great deal of time into this book, as evidenced by the in-depth coverage of the code and services. This book, along with www.phpfreaks.com, gives the average coder the tools necessary to become a superior developer. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is working with PHP and web services, beginner to advanced levels. Great job, Eric!

Excellent Book for PHP/MySQL Newbies:
This title is an excellent starting point for anyone wishing to dive into the world of building interactive/dynamic websites using PHP scripting and MySQL databasing, and could also come in handy for intermediates. The author makes sure the reader understands the topic, whether its shopping cart systems, payment processing, membership systems, etc. The book also gives an excellent introduction into the logic of databasing, and also explains, in detail, how to integrate a MySQL database into your website. If you wish to learn how to build functional websites from the ground up, this is the book for you.

Best PHP related book on Earth!:
Great book, well worth the read! I learned more about PHP in this book than I have with my entire PHP book collection (5 books total)!