Dreamweaver 8 book goes to second printing
February 19th, 2006
Great news from friends of ED. A second printing of Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8 has been ordered just two months after the book was first released. It’s great to know the book is doing well, but I’m also delighted they’ve agreed to replace the installation instructions for phpMyAdmin. I was caught in one of those dreadful situations when changes to a key open source application changed just as the book was due to hit the bookstores. It affected only two pages in a 500-page book, but what really hurt was the fact that the change took place exactly one day before the book left the printers.
Reaction to Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8 has been very encouraging so far. Let’s hope it sells well enough to run into many more printings!
Entry Filed under: Books, Dreamweaver, PHP
6 Comments
1. Dave Buchholz | March 31st, 2006 at 8:54 am
I would just like to say how much I enjoyed this book, having won it in a competition at DMX Zone
Although I would hve bought it anyway as I have all of the previous DW/PHP books you have been involved in previously in my book case beside my desk.
Can I add my vote for a beginners Flash Book to link into PHP as well please.
Thanks,
Dave Buchholz
2. Colin McCubbin | June 2nd, 2006 at 8:02 pm
Hi David,
I’ve a problem arising from Foundation PHP Dreamweaver 8 and had hoped to get advice at the friends of ed forums. I’ve read the errata page and my problem is not listed there.
However clicking on the forums link at friends of ed goes nowhere! Are they no longer running forums for their books?
I’ve been trying to find an email address for you, but drawn a blank, so apologise for contacting you in this manner.
Thanks,
Colin McC
3. David | June 2nd, 2006 at 9:41 pm
Hi Colin,
The friends of ED forum is definitely alive and well. The link is http://friendsofed.infopop.net/. I answer questions there, usually several times a day.
Anyway, feel free to ask your question here, and I’ll do what I can to help.
4. Patrick | January 23rd, 2007 at 7:42 am
I really loved “PHP Web Development with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004″. I let a friend borrow the book, and I can’t get it back! Is a updated edition coming out in the future? I like the way it shows all the ins and out of Dreamweaver with PHP.
5. David | January 23rd, 2007 at 9:16 am
Hi, Patrick. Moral of the story – never lend a book that you value to other people. Make them buy their own copy. Two reasons: you may never get it back, and the author needs the royalties from the extra sales.
There are no plans to reissue “PHP Web Development with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004″. The book sold quite well, but once a new version of software comes out, publishers turn all their attention away from books devoted to previous versions. Dreamweaver 8 came out in September 2005, so all attention switched to “Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8″. I’m currently hard at work updating that book, so that it’s ready for whenever the next version of Dreamweaver is released.
6. Patrick | January 25th, 2007 at 5:22 am
Live and learn. Well, I just ordered your “Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8.” Chapter 12 on “Using XSLT to Display Live News Feeds and XML” looks very interesting. Using your “Foundation PHP 5 for Flash” book, I actually figured out how to make an RSS feed with Magpie and PHP on webpages. So, I want to see how Chapter 12 handles the same topic. I love your books…keep up the great work!