Any good books on php?

[Tony]

Any good books on this php coding?

[chrispadfield]

Professional PHP 4 Programming
Sitepoint's book by Kevin Yank (best book for people brand new to PHP)
The PHP developers cookbook

IMHO the 3 best books out there.

[c-prompt]

Originally posted by chrispadfield
Sitepoint's book by Kevin Yank (best book for people brand new to PHP)


Yes that book taught me what very little I know. Its great for newbies to php. I didn't know anything at all before that book.

[Goldfinger]

i suggest kevins book to get started and Professional PHP 4 for more advanced features.

[Tony]

Where do I Get kevins book?

[c-prompt]

http://sitepoint.com/books/




EDIT: Fixed Link

[chrispadfield]

Originally posted by c-prompt
http://sitepoint.com/books/?bookid=PHPMSQL

you are going to distort their tracking system now :) whereever they advertised that particular URL is going to be doing well ;)

[c-prompt]

LOL Whoops. The link is from sitepoint's main page so I guess it's ok. :)

[chrispadfield]

hehe yup :) but http://sitepoint.com/books/ will work just as well ;)

[c-prompt]

My bad. Link Fixed. ;)

[ja5es]

Yes, this book is awesome! Its written in such a way that even my dad could learn this stuff!

I got my copy today and have already compleated the first 6 chapters.

[Nafae]

Really? I never liked the other php books i purchased. Does the sitepoint book deal with alot of mysql? I need to learn that annoying db!

[Tony]

Ok I'm going now to order:D

I got my copy today and have already compleated the first 6 chapters

How long did it take to get your copy?


Its written in such a way that even my dad could learn this stuff

If I could be so lucky.:p

[Mr. X]

Do you need to know HTML before getting into PHP? see sig.

[chrispadfield]

Originally posted by Mr. X
Do you need to know HTML before getting into PHP? see sig.

to a degree. you need to understand the basic building blocks of web pages, basic table formatting etc to make much use of PHP. This is something that really should not take more than a day to get a basic grip of.

[Radon3k]

So who wants to donate to me so I can buy this book? Or better yet, who wants to buy the Sitepoint book for me? :D :D :D

[Tony]

I just finish buying it for my self and I should have it next week.:D

If you buy you can read the first 4chapters online.

[Goldfinger]

you dont have to buy it to read the first 4 chapters.

[Tony]

Now you tell me:D

[ja5es]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Tony
[B]Ok I'm going now to order:D



How long did it take to get your copy?
Only about 3 days to ship all the way to the UK.

[Goldfinger]

mine took nearly 2 weeks. since it is print on order.

[Craig Armstrong]

Anybody ever read the PHP Developer's Cookbook (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0672323257)? If so, what did you think about it?

[Tony]

My book has been shipped and ups.com says I will have that on the 7th.:p :p

Now I will have to find the time to read it.

[Byron]

PHP for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide
http://peachpit.com/books/catalog/72787.html

PHP Advanced for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickPro Guide
http://peachpit.com/books/catalog/77597.html

[Byron]

Hi Craig,

I have copy of that PHP Developer's Cookbook. It's good and there are many task oriented solutions.