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krz
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PHP Book

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Hello all,

I have knowledge on some programming languages. Im hoping to learn PHP in due time. Can anyone recommend a good book for beginner/intermediate users who wish to learn PHP?

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Post by Draco_03 »

there is always this free online book
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krz
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Post by krz »

I've found several sources online. Sometimes I get a head-ache just reading things from a monitor. Most of the sources I have seen have a total of 200+ pages, which is too much for me to print
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Post by patrikG »

I would recommend The PHP Anthology by Harry Fuecks: http://www.sitepoint.com/books/phpant1/

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Post by krz »

Are the PHP books from Oreilly any good?
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Post by Draco_03 »

O'reilly are an excellent reference.
So If your learning php i would go for something else
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Post by kettle_drum »

I really dont think you need to fork out to buy a book to learn php. There are plenty of resources online that can teach you everything from installation to image manipulation. I know you say that you dont like reading stuff on the screen - fair enough - but to really learn php you will need to pratice...which will be using a computer and reading off a screen.

I think all you really need to do is download a few basic programming tutorials and some stuff on object oreintated programming - then you can print these and read them from paper and then come back and just pratice on your computer with the help of the php manual and a personal goal to code something.

Once you have the basic syntax of loops and assignment sorted then it really is just a case of consulting the php manual every few mins to see what function you need to use to do problem x.
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