Good PHP and Mysql book

Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2002 6:38 pm (22 years, 4 months ago)

I have finally found out what I should be doing for my website, using PHP with a database! Took me quite long!

Anyway, I have done a couple of tutorials, such as the one on webmonkey which is great but I like to have what I need to know in book form.

Can anyone recommend a good book that covers this? I have a copy of Beginning PHP4 from Wrox but this doesn't really go into enough detail for me. I want it to go into everything the webmonkey tutorial does really. I found Beginning PHP 4 Databases (alos from Wrox) which looks quite good but I would like to know what to get as they are expensive!

Thanks

Bill

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Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2002 7:02 pm (22 years, 4 months ago)

Yeah, I have already got the Wrox book and I have had a look at the Sammy book and it is just the same as the Wrox.

Any more suggestions?

Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2002 7:39 pm (22 years, 4 months ago)

they're not books, but there are some PHP (and probably some mySQL) articles here at 4WebHelp, you might wanna read them.

Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2002 9:46 pm (22 years, 4 months ago)

Ok, I have got it down to these three books:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0672317842/ref=cm_mp_wli_/026-6151733-0658852?coliid=IDG405KY0G64U

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596000413/ref=cm_mp_wli_/026-6151733-0658852?coliid=I2MG8AP8FZ2GL9

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764535374/ref=cm_mp_wli_/026-6151733-0658852?coliid=I2RKUZYFC9XG6X

I think the last one looks the best but what do you say?

Thanks

Team Member Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2564

Hi Bill,

What I usually do is go to a bookshop (usually quite big otherwise the selection isn't very good - in fact they probably won't even have any PHP books! Smile

), and look at all the books. That way I don't end up buying a book which I don't like Razz

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