Comments on: Book Suggestions for Learning PHP I Got on Twitter http://chriscoyier.net/2009/01/11/book-suggestions-for-learning-php-i-got-on-twitter/ web craftsman, blogger, author, speaker Mon, 14 May 2012 22:15:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tommy Day http://chriscoyier.net/2009/01/11/book-suggestions-for-learning-php-i-got-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-527 Tommy Day Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:28:23 +0000 http://chriscoyier.net/?p=257#comment-527 Perfect timing. Perfect timing.

]]> By: Camero http://chriscoyier.net/2009/01/11/book-suggestions-for-learning-php-i-got-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-498 Camero Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:37:33 +0000 http://chriscoyier.net/?p=257#comment-498 Head First PHP and MySQL is a great book in the Head First series. It may not be interesting to people with lots of programming background though. Head First PHP and MySQL is a great book in the Head First series. It may not be interesting to people with lots of programming background though.

]]> By: Lukasz http://chriscoyier.net/2009/01/11/book-suggestions-for-learning-php-i-got-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-491 Lukasz Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:53:13 +0000 http://chriscoyier.net/?p=257#comment-491 Many thanks for these books. But my question is: is it possible to find PHP movie tutorials? I was really impressed about you tutorials from css-tricks webpage and I would like to find sth similar, but about PHP. THX Many thanks for these books. But my question is: is it possible to find PHP movie tutorials? I was really impressed about you tutorials from css-tricks webpage and I would like to find sth similar, but about PHP.

THX

]]> By: Marc Grabanski http://chriscoyier.net/2009/01/11/book-suggestions-for-learning-php-i-got-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-487 Marc Grabanski Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:22:52 +0000 http://chriscoyier.net/?p=257#comment-487 PHP Solutions was good. It shows you common things you can do with PHP, instead of taking you into the internals of the language. I think that is usually the better route when teaching newbies. PHP Solutions was good. It shows you common things you can do with PHP, instead of taking you into the internals of the language. I think that is usually the better route when teaching newbies.

]]> By: Tim Wright http://chriscoyier.net/2009/01/11/book-suggestions-for-learning-php-i-got-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-485 Tim Wright Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:19:45 +0000 http://chriscoyier.net/?p=257#comment-485 This is a great web site I use for PHP stuff: www.google.com ... also the PHP Manual: http://www.php.net/docs.php This is a great web site I use for PHP stuff: http://www.google.com … also the PHP Manual: http://www.php.net/docs.php

]]> By: Dan B. Lee http://chriscoyier.net/2009/01/11/book-suggestions-for-learning-php-i-got-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-484 Dan B. Lee Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:14:55 +0000 http://chriscoyier.net/?p=257#comment-484 PHP and MYSQL Web Development is in my laptop bag right now. I'm having a hard time getting past the functions chapters, right around 1/5 of the way through. Partly because I know most of it and its starting to drag on a bit. I'm probably just going to skip ahead. The big is well written though (I know I just called it out for dragging on) and it really has refreshed some of the things I needed to be reminded of. Its not just a big function library. Its good stuff. I haven't tried reading any of the other ones. Don't forget to read the comments that people have made at amazon. That helps. PHP and MYSQL Web Development is in my laptop bag right now. I’m having a hard time getting past the functions chapters, right around 1/5 of the way through. Partly because I know most of it and its starting to drag on a bit. I’m probably just going to skip ahead. The big is well written though (I know I just called it out for dragging on) and it really has refreshed some of the things I needed to be reminded of. Its not just a big function library. Its good stuff. I haven’t tried reading any of the other ones.

Don’t forget to read the comments that people have made at amazon. That helps.

]]> By: David Walsh http://chriscoyier.net/2009/01/11/book-suggestions-for-learning-php-i-got-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-483 David Walsh Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:32:31 +0000 http://chriscoyier.net/?p=257#comment-483 None of these. Give me your address. This book is the best I've found: http://www.amazon.com/PHP-5-Practice-Developers-Library/dp/0672328887/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231644534&sr=1-22 It's not a bunch of bullshit -- it's problem => solution code. Nothing beats real-life situations. None of these. Give me your address. This book is the best I’ve found:

http://www.amazon.com/PHP-5-Practice-Developers-Library/dp/0672328887/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231644534&sr=1-22

It’s not a bunch of bullshit — it’s problem => solution code. Nothing beats real-life situations.

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