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Linux Web Server CD Bookshelf, Version 2.0, Second Edition 6 Bestselling Books on CD-ROM

By A publication of O'Reilly Media
August 2003
Pages: 944
ISBN 10: 0-596-00529-6 | ISBN 13: 9780596005290
(Average of 1 Customer Reviews)

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This update to our popular The Linux Web Server CD Bookshelf gives programmers the tools they need to develop their own systems and get started with open source web development using LAMP technologies. This collection includes the latest editions of these popular O'Reilly titles: Linux in a Nutshell, 4th edition; Running Linux, 4th edition; Apache: The Definitive Guide, 3rd edition; Programming PHP; Managing & Using MySQL, 2nd edition; and Practical mod_perl.
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The Linux Web Server CD Bookshelf, Version 2.0 Review,  January 16 2004
Submitted by Lloydr   [Respond | View]

Just as the Web Programmers CD bookshelf that I had the opportunity to read, the searching abilities of the cd bookshelves are excellent. Being able to search a certain topic across 6 books at once makes searching for quick answers easily accomplished. Being able to buy 6 books on a single cd also helps to save money while at the same time helps to build your own library of in depth books. The combination of books included in the Linux web server cd bookshelf has enough detailed information to help teach you the ins and outs of running an Apache web server on a Linux platform. Also the Programming PHP and the Managing & Using MySQL books should help you make full use of your Linux web server and understand the flexibility of what can be done.

The bonus paperback version of Linux in a Nutshell, 4th Edition, was a nice addition to the 6 book cd bookshelf. I found it useful for when I wasn't around a computer and felt like reading. The Linux in a Nutshell book gives a good summarized rundown of the entire Linux operating system. Included in the summary is about 464 pages of Linux commands which are great for quickly checking a description or options of a certain command. Also, a basic rundown on system administration, boot methods, package managers, shells with a nice section on bash, editors, cvs, and more. At the end of the book is where xwindows and desktop environments such as Gnome, KDE, and fvwm2 are covered. The Linux in a Nutshell book basically is exactly what it says, the Linux operating system summarized and crunched into about 930 pages.

Throughout all of the books I did however notice that the references are made mainly on the 2.4.x kernel along with mentions of 2.2.x and 2.0.x kernels and the 2.5.45 development kernel. Now that the 2.6.x kernel is out, I would love to see how much O'Reilly goes into discussion about it, possibly in the next editions of these books.

I'm not sure If these books would be great for learning from the very beginning on, but they do give plenty of information about the different parts that make up a Linux web server. The books are great sources of info to help you get a Linux based web server up and active, but could be better in the teaching area.

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Media reviews "The search capabilities along with the master index make this CD bookshelf a joy to use. I found it quite easy to get right to the information I needed and spent very little time doing it...In fact, this is the first time I actually liked using books on CD. The layout is well thought out as are the tools that allow you to use the CD. I recommend this book to the developer who wants to have access to credible information without having to shell out the dollars for 6 separate books."
--Daniel Christle, Windowatch.com, November 2003
http://www.windowatch.com/2003/november/christle9_10.html

Reviews From the First Edition:
"The Bookshelf is of invaluable help to serious Linux users and programmers by making help on a specific topic readily available."
--Pim Borman, SW Indiana PC Users Group, October 2002

"For every Linux consultant who goes to job sites with a four-pound computer and 15 pounds of books, O'Reilly & Associates has a solution: 'The Linux Web Server CD Bookshelf.' It's a searchable collection of six books on the subject of the Linux operating system and its role as a platform for Web sites."
--David Wall, amazon.co.uk, January 2002

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