I get to learn MySQL
Up to this day, I have been fully appreciative of the power and magic of a database driven web site or web application without ever having to know how to build one. This morning, thanks to my honesty and gung-ho spirit, that all changed.
After the CEO told me what functionality he wanted I knew that I could hard-code it and it would work fine, but it wouldn't be scalable and revising it would be tedious. So I offered that a database driven solution would be the best route, knowing full well that the database monkey would jump on my back as soon as the suggestion left my mouth. I was right.
I've spent the morning scrambling around the web making bookmarks in Delicious, jotting down notes and adding books to my shopping list on Amazon. Here are the resources I've narrowed it down to so far. Keep in mind that I'm an absolute beginner with no programming experience:
ONLINE RESOURCES
- W3Schools PHP Tutorial. www.w3schools.com/php/
- "Free Webmaster Help" PHP/MySQL Tutorial. www.freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/phpmysql
BOOKS
- PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide (2nd Edition) (Visual QuickPro Guide)
- Beginning PHP and MySQL 5: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition
Comments
Did you get any of the books yet? Personally, I would trust books versus some of the online resources - simply for the quality of teaching and examples.
That's cool that you are taking on the task, you will have fun learning it all.
Posted by: Nate Klaiber | July 6, 2007 11:24 AM
I agreed. The books get combed over by a lot more people before they get printed.
I got the Visual QuickPro guide. The day after I made this post the CEO put an even higher priority ahead of this project, so I've only used it for bedtime reading.
I didn't update the post because I felt too much like Chicken Little. "The sky is falling, the sky is falling! I have to learn MySQL! Oh, never mind."
Posted by: Eric | July 6, 2007 11:39 AM