Looking for a good begginers PHP book.

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I've done some work in HTML, I feel that I know it pretty well. I would like to start using PHP so I can do some more advanced things. I've done some things with PHP and followed some guides to learn PHP (W3C Schools, php.net) but I would like something a little bit more in depth for beginners. Any suggestions?

 

[MindoverMaster]

PHP for Dummies? j/k

I have Programming PHP by O'Reily back when I was interested in PHP. That might help.

 

[murdocsvan]

I was going to suggest an O'Reilly book as they're very good. I'd also suggest any book which is PHP and MySQL combined, as they go hand in hand when it comes to building a dynamic website powered by a database.

Personally I never learn from books when it comes to programming, except of course the theory. I just come up with an idea in my head of what I want to build, and then figure it out with a PHP reference (w3schools) and googling particular problems as I encounter them.

A book I bought was this. It's got a few good case studies in to practise with including a fully functional eCommerce site. Although I never read it in-depth, I lent it to a housemate who needed it for his university course, and he found it very useful.

 

[Baez]

Best book by far is PHP & MySQL Web Development

Unbelievable resource for beginning and at the same time mastering the language. It's what got me into PHP.