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flashgear
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Good book for PHP beginer

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I would like to know what would be a good book for a PHP beginner .. mind you , i don't want a PHP for Dummies ;)
but somethign that would be more detailed :D
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A good book to start with is "Programming PHP" from O'Reilly

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... 88-2816602
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Post by flashgear »

hey thanx for the quick reply ... checking it out now
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MySql too?

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If you will have the need for a database too - try PHP and MySQL Web Development.
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Post by flashgear »

thanx for the suggestion guiys .... however i bought begining php4 by WROX from another friends advice . I hope it will be good .
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Post by ssand »

I found PHP and MySQL Web Development very helpful.

:!: But, the writers/editors did NOT proofread their own book. In the first chapter there are numerous mistakes to thier basic introduction to variables - which of course make a world of difference in results!

All in all it is a nice book with a CD, that has all the code from the book.

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Post by kaizix »

i bought begining php4 by WROX sometime ago and am really pleased with it. i felt that it gave me a good grasp of how it all works and how i can write stuff on my own. starting to look into mysql books now (maybe xml) so i may have to check out that php and mysql web dev. book.
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I agree, Beginning PHP4 by Wrox is a good way to get started.
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