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If any of you have done any C programming then you most likely have heard of the K&R book. Can any of you recommend a PHP book that is to php what K&R is to C?
Yea, right now I have Learn PHP 4 in 24 hrs, but once the official non-beta of PHP 5 comes out I plan on getting a new book. I will probably get an updated version of the PHP Blackbook if they come out with one?
Hmm I don't know. PHP5 won't be released officially for many months to come. I wouldn't want a book that comes out before as it might get some details wrong. I wouldn't want one that comes out at the shortly after the release unless it was written by a core member of the zend team for the same reason.
PHP4 will be with us for a while. ISP's are slow to upgrade. Getting a good book on PHP4 now will serve you well for the next 12 months at least.
there's still servers below 4.1.0......(read in basic. i forget who it is, someone in belgium and there's using 4.0.6)...i think that means that for all practical purposes, 5 will have to prove that it's stable and safe before hosting companies and big businesses upgrade
I'm not sure what nigma is asking for. The ultimate reference/the anlog of C's K&R would be the PHP Manual. If you're looking for a more teaching oriented book, or a more case study oriented book, that's not an "Ultimate Reference" book.
On the teaching/learning side, I'll agree that the PHP4 Bible by Joyce and Converse is good. On the case study/example side Wrox had some good books -- Professional PHP Programming and their book on Web Application, (can't remember the title, but it went through creating several different websites and CMS systems.)