We Are Team Rubber

After trying and failing to teach myself mysql in ten minutes I purchased this book. It clearly describes and directs the user in the practical uses of PHP, Flash and MySql. The inclusion of evaluative chapters at each stage of the book gives the reader an overview of the newly covered area of PHP/MySQL/Flash; as such it was clear, straightforward and easy to follow. It introduced me to the syntax of PHP while illustrating how it compares to ActionScript, and how it integrates with Flash.

This book assumes the reader only has knowledge of Flash and basic web design skills, as such it leads you by the hand - I can’t tell you how useful this was to me -  as I found that although open source software is free, most of the supporting documentation is written for, and by developers and as such can be seemingly cryptic to a layman such as myself.