Best Books for Learning PHP

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Mohammad
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Best Books for Learning PHP

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Hello

Since there are alot of PHP books out there, I would be thankful in you can advise me, some of the best ones to read or buy! shootout which one are the best for beginners, advance, and with Mysql...

thanx in advance,
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Post by onion2k »

I've not read a 'beginners' PHP book in a very long time, so I can't recommend any .. however, one word of advice: Buy a seperate book about databases and SQL. Books that try to cover PHP and MySQL at the same time will only show you the absolute basics. That will hold you back later. How you develop your data structure has more of an impact on your website than anything other single factor.
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Post by Mohammad »

thanx for the reply, most probably i shall get to separte books about PHP and databases...

well you cleared that for me, but didnt mention any books to refer too.. :)
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http://www.sitepoint.com/books/phpant1/

Harry Fuecks is a well-known PHP Guru and his book teaches you not just about PHP functions and simple solutions, but about programming principles, why they are better than others.

Download the free chapters from there to get a peek.
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Post by Mohammad »

thanx for the refrence patrikG, I download the samples, and the book is very detailed and good, I might consider buying it.. :D
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Post by m3mn0n »

Peachpit Press, Wrox, and O'Reilly have some great PHP Books.
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