Very interesting edition...although I've been too busy to keep up with the past issues...I've read of skimmed through them all but need to sit down at some point and really LEARN them.
I feel more comfortable reading on paper than on the screen. (Especially with my horrible 14" one) How many pages do you think that would be printed out?
I'm not following Kevin's tutorial to make myself a content system, just to know more. But there are several snippets of code which I think I'll use just 'cause they're excellently written and quite useful.
Keep 'em coming Kevin, and if you feel the need to go over 10, don't pause!!
These articles allow someone with very little understanding of databases or scripting languages to really build there own dynamic site.
I know that he is doing it as part of Sitepoint's business, but it still has the feel of sharing information just for the sake of it, which is what the web is so great for!
Hey Kevin, I'm not kidding when I say this but you should really submit that to a magazine or even publish a book. Sure you might need to write a bit more but it would be popular as a book, seeing how many people are practically using the series as life-support.
There are about 4 PHP books out there: Core PHP, Wrox PHP, Building PHP pages, and one more. But there aren't any Building a Database-driven Web site with PHP/MySQL, or at least none that I've heard of.
I say go for it. You're an excellent writer, programmer, and graphic artist so this book could be a masterpiece.
I saw a book called Essential PHP. It was about 200 pages and $40.00 (way too much in my opinion). I was looking for the Wrox PHP book but haven't found it at a local bookstore yet.
I'll see what I can do about making the .doc file available for download once the series is complete.
As for submitting it to a magazine or publishing it as a book, the copyright belongs to SitePoint.com (they're paying me to write it, after all). It'll be up to them to decide how to capitalize on it. The term "SitePoint Publishing" was bandied about in a recent chat I had with Matt, though. ;-)
I agree that this article is worthy of publishing, although maybe its current form is good enough for now.
I find that working through examples is a wonderful way to get to understand the basics of things. You can always use a more authoritative manual later on when you need to learn specifics.
As I said earlier...
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote/font><HR>Originally posted by adam_shep:
These articles allow someone with very little understanding of databases or scripting languages to really build there own dynamic site. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
$40 is a lot for a book...but Professional PHP Programming is worth it...900 pages rather than 200.
/font><HR>Originally posted by adam_shep:
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