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Even though everything you may want to know about web sites and PHP is available on the web, I still find a good hard-copy book useful. Here are a few that I have used.
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A Programmer's Introduction to PHP 4.0 |
Good general introduction to PHP 4.0. Good index. |
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W. J. Gilmore |
Apress |
1-893115-85-2 |
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Core PHP Programming |
Another good introduction to PHP 4.0. A better reference book than the one above - more information. Good index. |
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Leon Atkinson |
Prentice Hall PTR |
0-13-089398-6 |
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Illustrated Guide to HTTP |
This is a classic. All you ever wanted to know about the HTTP protocol. |
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Paul S. Hethmon |
Manning |
1-884777-37-6 |
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PHP Developer's Cookbook |
Lots of examples of modular PHP code. |
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Sterling Hughes with contributions by Andrei Zmievski |
Sams Publishing |
0-672-31924-1 |
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PHP Functions Essential Reference |
The full book contents is on the web at http://php-er.com but get your own hard copy - it's worth it. Each function has associated sample code. |
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Zak Greant, Graeme Merrall, Torben Wilson, Brett Michlitsch |
New Riders |
0-7357-0970-X |
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PHP & MySQL for Dummies |
This will help you with the basics of using your MySQL database. |
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Janet Valade |
Hungry Minds |
0-7645-1650-7 |
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XHTML Black Book |
A good reference book for HTML and XHTML. Shows which tags and attributes are supported by the common browsers. |
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Steven Holzner |
Coriolis |
1-57610-760-4 |
