Not a bad book. Another "Dummies" title making something as complex as database programming accessible to the common man. The one thing that kept this product from a 5-star rating was that it begins assuming some prior knowledge of PHP and MySQL, and/ or programming in general. Fine for me, but still left with a kind of quick survey of installation, confiquration and basics and right into the nuts and bolts of what you want the end result to be. Combine with a regular programming book for maximum results.