> A good book to get you started is Teach Yourself PHP in 24
Hours (Sams Publishing).
I've had this one, but it was quite a struggle. Not in means of
difficulty (it is a very good book), but it's just more than getting
started. When you finish chapter one, you can't remember what was on
page 4...
I tried a smaller one (Visual quickstart guide, PHP for the worldwide
web - Larry Ullman). It didn't go "deep", but I found myself more
behind the screen, applying the things I've just learned, and in this
case trying it over and over again is a good way to learn. And I think
you can learn more from other sites and bigger books when you have the
basic skills in your head.
But this can vary from person to person :)
Gert