PHP Books?

[jpt62089]

What are some good books for a fairly newb person? I need something that is easy to learn from and learn a lot from it.....

OH and NO PHP.net crap PLEASE!

[deathemperor]

sitepoints offer plenty of php books, check them there.

[jpt62089]

Thanks for the suggestion but I would rather be able to look at the book first... I know there are 4 chapters available for d/l but I need more than that...


I found 2 at B&N that looked pretty good...

PHP and MySQL Web Development (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=V56VLhgBm0&isbn=0672326728&itm=2)

and

Sams Teach Yourself PHP in 24 Hours (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=V56VLhgBm0&isbn=0672326191&itm=5) (I think)

are these any good?

[amykhar]

I have Core PHP. It's pretty comprehensive but not difficult to read.

Amy

[filburt1]

Thanks for the suggestion but I would rather be able to look at the book first... I know there are 4 chapters available for d/l but I need more than that...


I found 2 at B&N that looked pretty good...

PHP and MySQL Web Development (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=V56VLhgBm0&isbn=0672326728&itm=2)

and

Sams Teach Yourself PHP in 24 Hours (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=V56VLhgBm0&isbn=0672326191&itm=5) (I think)

are these any good?
Both highly recommended.

PHP.net is quite good for reference and an occasional brief tutorial, but nothing more (but a good reference is hard to find for most languages).

[Guest190829]

I have PHP and MySQL Web Development. It's a good book, but be warned that it's intended for PHP 5, all the major projects they go through(shopping cart, forum, CMS..etc...etc..) are coded in PHP 5 and wont work with 4.

[jpt62089]

I have PHP and MySQL Web Development. It's a good book, but be warned that it's intended for PHP 5, all the major projects they go through(shopping cart, forum, CMS..etc...etc..) are coded in PHP 5 and wont work with 4.
I dont have a prob w/ php 5 ;) thats wht localhosts are for ;) lol

[RichieBoy67]

http://www.talkandmore.net/RichsAmazon/0321186486/PHP_and_MySQL_for_Dynamic_Web_Sites_Visual_QuickPr o_Guide.html

http://www.talkandmore.net/RichsAmazon/0596005431/Web_Database_Applications_with_PHP_MySQL__2nd_Edit ion.html

http://www.talkandmore.net/RichsAmazon/B0002MR7W0/Simple_PHP.html

http://www.talkandmore.net/RichsAmazon/index.php?Operation=ItemSearch&Keywords=php&SearchIndex=Blended

[Reeve of shinra]

I have an older version of the sitepoint php/mysql book you linked and it was great. I wish I could find it.

I also picked up sams teach yourself php in 24 hours which is okay but I don't really like thier section on arrays that much which was why I got it in the first place.