Customer Review: With very little previous web programming experience (though I have recent experience with PL/SQL), I started using PHP 1 year ago. I've read several PHP/MySQL books during the past year, but this one is the best. As others have noted, it may not be for the pure beginner, but at my level it's... more info
Customer Review: I took and passed the CISSP this year and found Shon Harris's book to be the worst of the study prep guides. Too verbose, too much information, although the information is factually correct, you can tell through her writing that she did not fully understand the subject material or WHY this material... more info
Customer Review: PHP 6 and MySQL 5 for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro GuideI have just completed this book and will now be moving on to apply what I learned on my website. If you are familiar with HTML/XHTML then this is the book for you, this book is well written and is good for both beginners and advanced... more info
Customer Review: This book really nails it. I have been doing analytics for 20 years and have always preached fact-based decision making. My company specializes in direct marketing which is a very traditional area for use of analytics, but also very limiting. As Davenport illustrates, there are significant other... more info
Customer Review: I'm a technical person but have very little DB experience and purchased the book because I had to for a college class. I feel the book was simply OK. Some points were made well others I had to read several times. Over all the explanations were not as concise as I would like but in all fairness DB... more info
Customer Review: This is a good book to have on hand and to read before you really dive into Window's Vista. No reference book is ever an interesting read but this one is to the point.
Customer Review: I've used WebTrends for some time. Used a very early version of Urchin circa 2005. Started with Google Analytics in 2008. Google Analytics has come a long way since Urchin. WebTrends is definitely more potent with a lot more features. But well .. you're paying for it. Google Analytics is free. The... more info