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dunno if it was mentioned earlier or if its new at all but when i need help i always turn to me trusty "PHP Cookbook". I think its good and it explains things well.
or if u like to be explained to really slowly you can use the book
"Php and MySQL for Dummies"
it teaches how to set up a database and other MySQL things and explains alot about php at a slow pace