borfast Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Read the Slashdot review here: http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=0...5&tid=169&tid=6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abinidi Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Thanks, Raul Looks like an interesting book, but maybe too advanced for a beginner. Any suggestions on a book that is an introduction to PHP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Don Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Over all I think Howard Sams teach your self php in 24 hours is a good starter book and it is still a good reference book after you get comfortable with php. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abinidi Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Thanks, Don. I'll check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Don Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 If you want to pay with php on your computer and do not have a web server Xampp lite is quick and easy to use PsPad editor will preview php pages on your local server. A great combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Bruce Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 There is also a good Dummies book. PHP and MySQL for beginners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Slatk Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 (edited) This is my favorite book: PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Websites: Visual Quickpro Guide by Larry Ullman. It has a website with all the downloadable scripts for chapters, a list of errors made in the book that have been corrected, and forums which the author regularly answers to the reader's problems! It's for php 4 though. If you want php 5, there is a second version of it, but I just got the 4 version since I can't use 5 on my server. They are only good if you want to start learning php, not expanding what you know though (but it is still good to read to hammer in several points). Link to the website: http://www.dmcinsights.com/phpmysql/ That book on slashdot looks very good! I definately know what it means when it says "The point is clear: with proper design, you can get away from the Giant If-Else Blocks of Doom and pave the way towards actually keeping up with your client's requests". hehe. I hate and love those giant blocks at the same time. Edited August 19, 2005 by D.Slatk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deverill Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Thanks Raul! I used the Sams book "... in 24 hours" to start out and it is a very good start for the beginner. Being a pro-programmer it was a bit simple for me but sometimes that's a good thing. I'll have to check out Raul's suggestion as it seems a bit more "guts and glory" stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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