Hi, I'm trying to learn PHP and MySQL right now and was using the book "Learning PHP & MySQL, 2nd ed." by Michele E. Davis and Jon A. Philips.
And in the 10th chapter a lot of the the PHP code that they gave us wasn't working right, I made sure to triple check on the syntax.
And the book is making us use PEAR, and I really don't like it.
So i was wondering if anyone else knew any good PHP and MySQL programming books.
I know that O'REILLY has another PHP/MySQL book and I might be willing to give it a try, any other recomendations?
I use the Wiley Php and Mysql book. its very good.
The Sams book "Teach yourself PHP in 24 hours" is an excellent start, especially if you have no previous programming knowledge.
If you do have some programming experience in another programming language, you should find PHP pretty easy to learn, it actually makes life easier as it has so many extra commands which do things you would have to code yourself in other languages.
THE book often considered best for beginners / intermediate is "PHP and MySQL Web Development" :
Amazon.co.uk: PHP and MySQL Web Development: Laura Thomson,Luke Welling: Books
It's a great book, pretty thick but don't let you put that off. It's easy to read and walks you through everything you need to know, with code examples. Will take you a while to work through it, but at the end you will have an excellent grounding.
If you are a beginner to programming, read the Sams book first, and then PHP MySQL Development. If you have a bit of programming knowledge you can skip the Sams book.
(2009-04-30, 10:38 PM)Xadrieth Wrote: [ -> ]I have my eyes set on this:
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Good Book. Bought it a while back and learned quite a bit from it. However, it is a fast paced book and skims through quite a bit. If you're a beginner, I would probably go with something else. If you're intermediate (+), it's a good book and will definitely teach you some good project management techniques.
I've been meaning to buy a PHP+MySQL book. Thanks for the recommendations.
Thanks for the recommendations.. I have no programming experience in the past.. Well, nothing that is not self taught though...
Sams teach your self in 24 hours is very good but have little complexity in 19th chapter