Just a quick update, I am currently working through the MySQL portion of my PHP / MySQL eBook I am aiming to have the entire eBook, about 25 lessons, done sometime in June, 2008.
In the meantime, you can check out my Free PHP eBook, which will give you a good example of what you will get from the full version.
I received this email in January from someone who was using my Free PHP eBook I am very sorry that I am only now replying to this. I will try to do a better job of checking this email address in the future.
Hi there
I am working my way through your eBook and I am having a lot of
difficulty with the passing of the variable from a form to a php
script. I have even gone as far as cutting and pasting your exact code
on page 18 and its still not working. All I am succeeding in doing is
showingHello, you are years old
The variables for name and age are not being passed. The form side of
the code seems to be working.Please could you help as I have no idea what the problem could be.
Thanks
There are two possible reasons that this code is not working for you.
Reason #1: Sometimes when you copy-and-paste code directly from a document (Word, PDF, etc) and paste it into another document, the special characters (Quotes, etc) will be encoded differently between the two documents, and this causes a problem. Aside from the learning aspect of it, it is important not to copy-and-paste your code for this reason.
Reason #2: Your server may have additional security settings, which I did not account for in the first version of the Free PHP eBook. Basically, at the top of the page which is receiving the variables (in this case, form1output.php), you need to use the $_POST action for each variable. I will be accounting for this as begin to revise and update the eBook.
Thanks again to everyone that has taken the time to download and use the PHP eBook. I’ve had over 700 downloads, so I consider this a success thus far.
I am going to be revising my Free PHP eBook. There have been almost 200 downloads, which I think is good for something that I created on the fly - I am hoping then when I revise it, I will begin to get some more downloads and feedback.
I have made my PHP eBook available for download. I’ve been getting a good amount of traffic from the search term “PHP eBook” so I thought it would be best for me to make it available now and to tweak it as time goes along.
The current version of the PHP eBook is a work in progress. It will teach you the very basics of PHP Programming - Variables, Forms, If/Else Statements, While Loops. There are 7 Lessons and each lesson has additional examples.
This eBook is something that I have been thinking about for a long time, and then I realized that you’ve got to get out there and make it happen. I am looking forward to getting user feedback and revising this eBook, so feel free to email me at Chris@ProInterneter.com if you have any questions or constructive ideas. I would also like to produce some additional PHP eBooks for more advanced users, so let me know what you think.
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I’ve been chugging along on my effort to finish my PHP eBook, and things are going well. I’ve finished several lessons over the last few days and I am on track to hit my November 5th release date. I will probably be done a few days ahead of that, but want to take some time to figure out my distribution method and work out any kinks.
A few people have contacted me and I sent them the most recent PDF versions of the PHP eBook. If you’re interested in getting a current copy, feel free to email me at chris@prointerneter.com.