Welcome to the companion Web pages for the first edition of the book PHP for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide, written by Larry Ullman and published by Peachpit Press. These pages are specifically for the book’s first edition, published in April 2001 (ISBN 0-201-72787-0). The second edition was published in February 2004 (ISBN 0-321-24565-2). If you are using the second edition of the book, you should go to that page. The third edition was published in December 2008 (ISBN 0-321-44249-0). If you are using the third edition of the book, you should go to that page. The fourth edition was published in March 2011 (ISBN 0-321-73345-2). If you are using the fourth edition of the book, you should go to that page. Note that the first edition is horribly outdated by now and you really should be using a more current edition, if at all possible.
Beside the couple of pages dedicated to this edition of this book, there’s plenty of other content on LarryUllman.com that you might be interested in. Use the “Post Categories” links above to browse by general topic.
You can download the code for the book using the link below. If you have any questions or problems, I’d recommend using the book’s corresponding support forum, where you’ll get the fastest answer.
Downloads
Every script in the book is available here to be downloaded. Although these scripts are numbered as they are in the book, they do include any updates and changes as warranted by errors which were found after publication. Thus, if you are having problems with a particular script, download the most current version here or check the errata section.
These scripts have been formatted with line breaks that will work on most systems running most text editors. If you have difficulty opening a script, try:
- adjusting the way your text editor treats text files
- using a different text editor, if possible
- posting a message to the online forum, asking for help
- contacting me and I will try to assist
Complete Set of Scripts:
phpvqs_scripts.zip (48 KB, last modified 06/04/2007) These are the scripts for the FIRST EDITION of the book. If you are using a different edition, click the appropriate link above to find the correct page.
Also, it should be noted that the scripts as referenced in the book (e.g. http://www.DMCinsights.com/php/hello.php) are not available for execution through this Web site.