book/link recommendation for learning OO or MVC in PHP

I already use PHP 4.x but want to "take it to the next level and learn OO
and MVC in PHP.

Any suggestions for complete tutorials or books are much appreciated

re: book/link recommendation for learning OO or MVC in PHP

Notgiven wrote:
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> I already use PHP 4.x but want to "take it to the next level and learn OO
> and MVC in PHP.
>
> Any suggestions for complete tutorials or books are much appreciated[/color]

Hi,

Start with the basics at php.net.
It is not 100% perfect as in a good book, but at least a reasonable start.
php4: http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop.php

php5: http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.php

I would advise you to start with php5 OOP right away because php5 has a lot
of improvements above php4.


If you want more, look for an O'Reilly book on the subject at their website.
I searched on PHP5 OOP and found some links with examples, like this on:

Object Overloading in PHP 5
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/php/2005...erloading.html

Futhermore: The ZEND website has a few good articles too.

Regards,
Erwin Moller

re: book/link recommendation for learning OO or MVC in PHP

Notgiven wrote:[color=blue]
> I already use PHP 4.x but want to "take it to the next level and learn OO
> and MVC in PHP.
>
> Any suggestions for complete tutorials or books are much appreciated[/color]

I'd recommend Sitepoint's 'The PHP Anthology'. It's in two volumes, and
is very easy to follow. If you're not sure about something, you can
email SitePoint and they'll usually give help you out. I have all of
their books, mainly because the writing style is so easy to understand.

The PHP Anthology: http://www.sitepoint.com/books/phpant1/

Hope this helps!

Marc