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Beginning PHP

Beginning PHP by Bill Keck introduces you to programming in PHP, along with everything you need to get started in Modern Web Application Development. You will be coding in minutes and seeing the output instantly. Beginning PHP also covers integration with HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Jquery, Javascript, and MySql.

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Beginning PHP by Bill Keck introduces you to programming in PHP, along with everything you need to get started in Modern Web Application Development.  You will be coding in minutes and seeing the output instantly.  

The foucs is on learning PHP in an intuitive way, without overwhelming you with too much information.  Instead it's a gentle approach with most of the examples centered around songs and the music that's important to you.

Doing it this way allows you to visualize the process more clearly and gives you a feel for the richness of the data.  You will love learning this way.

Beginning PHP also covers integration with HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Jquery, Javascript, and MySql.  It is first and foremost a programming book designed to help you learn the fundamentals of programming quickly.

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Bill Keck

Bill Keck is also the author of Yii 2 For Beginners, a book that helps new PHP programmers learn the Yii 2 PHP framework.  A music and programming enthusiast, he has been developing web applications since 1999.  

In 2005, he was invited to speak at the Google campus in Mountain View because of a private white paper he authored.  He is currently CEO of SERRF Corp, a company that utilizes Yii extensively in its products.  

He is also the author of a  blog that conducts numerous polls in the PHP community.  He is a strong believer in the Yii 2 framework and consults with developers on how to take advantage of all the efficiencies in development that Yii 2 offers.

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