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Recommend me some books..

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07-23-2007, 04:24 AM
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Looking to learn PHP, MySQL, Apache (the stuff that makes scripts, lol), I've been exposed to it for a while now.. maybe 2-4 years, just have never had the patience to sit down and learn it.

So, anyone have any good resources or books I can learn from?

Also, how long do you think it would take to master, if I put in about 3-4 hours a day? Give or take an hour.

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The in easy steps series is a good one, I recommend it to any beginner.

It took me about 8 months to become good enough to do it professionally, but I also have a background in C++ which is similar but more difficult. There is a difference between knowing commands and really knowing how to make good, secure applications in the language.

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Books i have bought:
Good to use for referance and excellent for beginners:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sams-Teach-Y...85179049&sr=8-

VERY advanced:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...485043-4343046

I have had a couple others, but i cant remember them

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Originally Posted by bluesaga View Post
Books i have bought:
Good to use for referance and excellent for beginners:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sams-Teach-Y...85179049&sr=8-

VERY advanced:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...485043-4343046

I have had a couple others, but i cant remember them
I have that advanced PHP book, the first few chapters are good then it gets irrelevant to anything you will normally use.

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First and only book I got: Larry Ullman's "PHP & MySQL for dynamic websites" amazing book! Good for learning and reference.

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Check the post dates....

Also, way to get five posts, want to try actually contributing something?

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I would reccomend the book
Beginning PHP and MySQL 5: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition it is by Jason gilmore. its pretty good I also have the book (and refer to it very often

PHP and MySQL Web Development (3rd Edition) (Developer's Library)
the authors are Luke Wellington and Laura Thomson. The book comes with a CD that has the sample scripts from the tutorials in the book which make it easyer to look them over play around with modifying them (to further your knowledge) which I like to do.

Well theirs my two cents for what ever its worth :-)

As a side note you might want to make sure you get books on php5 since php4 will no longer be supported and their is a big push to get people to use at least php5+. Theirs no sense in learning older versions of a programming language that wont be supported by the community any more :-) Just a side not wanted to throw in

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