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What's a good PHP/mySQL book?

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 9:35 am
by tstimple
Hello to all,
I am new to PHP and mySQL. I have found these forums to be of TREMENDOUS help. I am vey good at reading other peoples code and adapting it for my own use (even if I don't understand all the underlying concepts).
For this reason I can often make code work, but not neccessarily in the most efficient way.

My question is...

I would like to purchase a couple of good books on using PHP and mySQL. Although, a newbie to these products I do have a fair amount of background in programming, so I don't want anything too simplistic.

Suggestions please???

--Tim

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 5:14 pm
by Straterra
I wouldn't look for a MySQL book, but instead for a SQL book. MySQL is just software that uses SQL commands. 1 book that I use for SQL is SQL Clearly Explained 2nd Edition by Jan L. Harrington .

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 6:04 pm
by d3ad1ysp0rk
are all commands the same for sql? ie. SELECT var FROM table WHERE var2 = 'val1' <- is that universal?