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ds*******@gmail.com (Huy) wrote:
Generic PHP newbie question here. May anyone please recommend books
that have gotten you started on PHP (interfacing with MySQL is a plus)
& also reference books? Just looking for some good quality books to
purchase.
I like the O'Reilly series of books and I have a lot of them. The
writers consistantly hit the right balance of technical details and
exposition without being overly dense or to 'fluffy'. You can check out
their books on-line and read entire chapters to see if the style and
content work for you.
I used PROGRAMMING PHP to learn the language. Note that I have prior
experience in Perl and a 15+ year career in programming and computing
systems. YMMV.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progphp/
I used the MYSQL REFERENCE MANUAL to learn the various features and
restrictions on my version of MySQL (as well as giving me ideas on how
to do certain things):
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mysqlref/index.html
and the PHP ANTHOLOGY to deepen my understanding of it, this new-fangled
thing called OOP, and common PHP programming practices:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0957921853/index.html http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0957921845/index.html
I have MYSQL/PHP DATABASE APPLICATIONS (1st edition):
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...l/-/0764549634
but it was to 'fluffy' for me. It did have a CDROM with all the code
examples, PHP, MySQL, Apache, but I had no use for that. The O'Reilly
books maintain the examples on the O'Reilly site.
Any book recommendation, I think, should go with the caveat "Check out a
bunch at the local tech book store. See which ones you like best.
People learn material in different ways."
If you have a local bookstore with a decent technical book section, why
not go browse? Find books that fit your style and learning
requirements, then order them on-line from Amazon, Borders, or
Barnes&Noble (local booksellers hate that advise).
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