Open Source Web Development with LAMP: Using Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl, and PHP
by James Lee, Brent Ware
Foreword
When I was asked to review the manuscript of Open Source Web Development with LAMP, I was nervous about one thing. Certainly, I had experience with Linux, Apache, and Perl, and I knew I could bluff my way through the PHP stuff. But the MySQL chapter—warning bells! I’ve successfully avoided “real databases” throughout my career in the industry–entirely without intending to, I assure you. But somehow, despite nine years of World Wide Web development, I hadn’t touched a line of SQL since my undergraduate database course.
Fortunately, I realized this put me in an ideal position to evaluate the book from the perspective of its intended audience: smart folks with a fair amount of web savvy, folks who are willing to pick up new things—with ...
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