angelsonearth Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Hello. I just read the AJAX chapter in PHP and MySQL and want to learn much more on the topic--especially concerning PHP's role with AJAX. I'm seriously considering buying the AJAX: Visual QuickProject book, but noticed it was published a while ago. I'm wondering about both what deprecated features (in PHP and Javascript) might be present in the book and whether I should start with the Javascript book. Please kindly advise. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HartleySan Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 The material in Larry's Ajax book is still relevant. Ajax, as a technology, has not changed at all since the book was published. With that said, a lot of JS libraries (like jQuery), greatly simplify the process of setting up Ajax for a page. Larry's new JS book talks quite a bit about how to use jQuery to use Ajax. Ultimately, I don't think you can go wrong with buying Larry's Ajax book, but with that said, having gone the route of starting off with Larry's PHP/MySQL book and then buying the Ajax book next, it might not hurt to study just JS a little before going through the Ajax book. Just my recommendation. Good luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelsonearth Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Thanks so very much for the very generous and helpful advice, HartleySan! I will heed your recommendations and start with the JS book before moving onto Ajax. Thank you very much, again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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