Re: [PHP] PHP book recommendations
I second O'Reilly's PHP Cookbook. Another recommendation is Larry Ullman's books, especially HP Advanced for the World Wide Web. I try to triangulate, using several books that come at the code differently. Jud. Judson Vaughn [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Seiter Vaughn Communications 12455 Plowman Court Herndon, VA 20170 703.450.9740 svc Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote: * Daniel Purdy [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [snip] I'm looking for an easy to read PHP book that will help me learn a solid foundation in PHP. I'm already familiar with the language but want to make sure I'm coding in the most efficient manner. What's a few of the better books out there? [/snip] [snip jblanchard:] I personally like the O'Reilly books on PHP, especially the PHP Cookbook [/snip] My personal favorites are the ones with the bright red covers published by wrox (they are usually just titled the language, so in this case PHP). I have found they provide excellent quick reference and also are great for sitting down and reading through to get a better grasp of the language. HTH! I cannot disagree more. I have a copy of Professional PHP Programming from circa 2000. It has a ton of real-world examples... that are completely insecure and display really bad programming habits. Additionally, the function listings at the back are not indexed, so if you don't know, for instance, that the function 'split' is a regular expression function, you'll never find it. The HTML reference was complete fluff (shouldn't have even been in the book). I honestly haven't found an introductory PHP book I could recommend -- I'd look for a good book on programming and/or programming practices for the web, and then figure out how to translate that into PHP (using php.net as a reference). -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] PHP book recommendations
O`Reilly's programming PHP is quite good too :) Judson Vaughn wrote: I second O'Reilly's PHP Cookbook. Another recommendation is Larry Ullman's books, especially HP Advanced for the World Wide Web. I try to triangulate, using several books that come at the code differently. Jud. Judson Vaughn [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Seiter Vaughn Communications 12455 Plowman Court Herndon, VA 20170 703.450.9740 svc Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote: * Daniel Purdy [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [snip] I'm looking for an easy to read PHP book that will help me learn a solid foundation in PHP. I'm already familiar with the language but want to make sure I'm coding in the most efficient manner. What's a few of the better books out there? [/snip] [snip jblanchard:] I personally like the O'Reilly books on PHP, especially the PHP Cookbook [/snip] My personal favorites are the ones with the bright red covers published by wrox (they are usually just titled the language, so in this case PHP). I have found they provide excellent quick reference and also are great for sitting down and reading through to get a better grasp of the language. HTH! I cannot disagree more. I have a copy of Professional PHP Programming from circa 2000. It has a ton of real-world examples... that are completely insecure and display really bad programming habits. Additionally, the function listings at the back are not indexed, so if you don't know, for instance, that the function 'split' is a regular expression function, you'll never find it. The HTML reference was complete fluff (shouldn't have even been in the book). I honestly haven't found an introductory PHP book I could recommend -- I'd look for a good book on programming and/or programming practices for the web, and then figure out how to translate that into PHP (using php.net as a reference). -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] PHP book recommendations
--- Bosky, Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking for an easy to read PHP book that will help me learn a solid foundation in PHP. If you need a strong foundation: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learnphp5/ If you already have a strong foundation: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0672325616 Hope that helps. Chris = Chris Shiflett - http://shiflett.org/ PHP Security - O'Reilly HTTP Developer's Handbook - Sams Coming Soon http://httphandbook.org/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] PHP book recommendations
personally, I like Julie Meloni's books... PHP essentials.. and fast and easy web development... these were some of the first books that i bought and got started with... they are pretty easy to use, especially if you are not into reading technical manuals http://www.thickbook.com On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:20:05 -0500, Joe Harman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sorry... wrong address On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:19:46 -0500, Joe Harman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: personally, I like Julie Meloni's books... PHP essentials.. and fast and easy web development... these were some of the first books that i bought and got started with... they are pretty easy to use, especially if you are not into reading technical manuals On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 08:54:14 -0800 (PST), Chris Shiflett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Bosky, Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking for an easy to read PHP book that will help me learn a solid foundation in PHP. If you need a strong foundation: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learnphp5/ If you already have a strong foundation: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0672325616 Hope that helps. Chris = Chris Shiflett - http://shiflett.org/ PHP Security - O'Reilly HTTP Developer's Handbook - Sams Coming Soon http://httphandbook.org/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] PHP book recommendations
I enjoy the Core PHP Programming, Third Edition by Leon Atkinson very much. Best regards, Yang Shiqi -Original Message- From: Joe Harman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 3:20 AM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP book recommendations personally, I like Julie Meloni's books... PHP essentials.. and fast and easy web development... these were some of the first books that i bought and got started with... they are pretty easy to use, especially if you are not into reading technical manuals http://www.thickbook.com On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:20:05 -0500, Joe Harman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sorry... wrong address On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:19:46 -0500, Joe Harman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: personally, I like Julie Meloni's books... PHP essentials.. and fast and easy web development... these were some of the first books that i bought and got started with... they are pretty easy to use, especially if you are not into reading technical manuals On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 08:54:14 -0800 (PST), Chris Shiflett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Bosky, Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking for an easy to read PHP book that will help me learn a solid foundation in PHP. If you need a strong foundation: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learnphp5/ If you already have a strong foundation: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0672325616 Hope that helps. Chris = Chris Shiflett - http://shiflett.org/ PHP Security - O'Reilly HTTP Developer's Handbook - Sams Coming Soon http://httphandbook.org/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] PHP book recommendations
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RE: [PHP] PHP book recommendations
[snip] I'm looking for an easy to read PHP book that will help me learn a solid foundation in PHP. I'm already familiar with the language but want to make sure I'm coding in the most efficient manner. What's a few of the better books out there? [/snip] I personally like the O'Reilly books on PHP, especially the PHP Cookbook -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] PHP book recommendations
[snip] I'm looking for an easy to read PHP book that will help me learn a solid foundation in PHP. I'm already familiar with the language but want to make sure I'm coding in the most efficient manner. What's a few of the better books out there? [/snip] [snip jblanchard:] I personally like the O'Reilly books on PHP, especially the PHP Cookbook [/snip] My personal favorites are the ones with the bright red covers published by wrox (they are usually just titled the language, so in this case PHP). I have found they provide excellent quick reference and also are great for sitting down and reading through to get a better grasp of the language. HTH! -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] PHP book recommendations
* Daniel Purdy [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [snip] I'm looking for an easy to read PHP book that will help me learn a solid foundation in PHP. I'm already familiar with the language but want to make sure I'm coding in the most efficient manner. What's a few of the better books out there? [/snip] [snip jblanchard:] I personally like the O'Reilly books on PHP, especially the PHP Cookbook [/snip] My personal favorites are the ones with the bright red covers published by wrox (they are usually just titled the language, so in this case PHP). I have found they provide excellent quick reference and also are great for sitting down and reading through to get a better grasp of the language. HTH! I cannot disagree more. I have a copy of Professional PHP Programming from circa 2000. It has a ton of real-world examples... that are completely insecure and display really bad programming habits. Additionally, the function listings at the back are not indexed, so if you don't know, for instance, that the function 'split' is a regular expression function, you'll never find it. The HTML reference was complete fluff (shouldn't have even been in the book). I honestly haven't found an introductory PHP book I could recommend -- I'd look for a good book on programming and/or programming practices for the web, and then figure out how to translate that into PHP (using php.net as a reference). -- Matthew Weier O'Phinney | WEBSITES: Webmaster and IT Specialist | http://www.garden.org National Gardening Association| http://www.kidsgardening.com 802-863-5251 x156 | http://nationalgardenmonth.org mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://vermontbotanical.org -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] PHP Book Recommendations
And I remind you all to buy them at WeberDev.com and help us pay the hosting :) Sincerely berber Visit http://www.weberdev.com Today!!! To see where PHP might take you tomorrow. -Original Message- From: Brian V Bonini [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 11:14 PM To: PHP Lists Subject: [PHP] PHP Book Recommendations Can I get some recommendations on some good PHP books. Something broad but with good novice concepts -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[PHP] PHP Book Recommendations
Can I get some recommendations on some good PHP books. Something broad but with good novice concepts -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] PHP Book Recommendations
Brian V Bonini wrote: Can I get some recommendations on some good PHP books. Something broad but with good novice concepts There are many at http://php.net/books.php. Maybe Leon Atkinsons Core PHP (second edition) or Sterling Hughes Developer's Cookbook. -Egon -- SIX Offene Systeme GmbH Stuttgart - Berlin Sielminger Strae 63 D-70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen Fon +49 711 9909164 Fax +49 711 9909199 http://www.six.de Besuchen Sie uns auf der CeBIT 2001, Halle 6, Stand F62/4 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] PHP Book Recommendations
I agree... The red book "Professional PHP Programming" (WROX "Programmer to Programmer" series) is an exellent PHP book but, if you're looking for novice level stuff, WROX also published a companion called "Beginning PHP4". i was fluent in perl when i picked up the professional one, and had no problems with it... but i wouldnt reccomend it to people with little or no programming experience... the professional book seems to take for granted a grasp of fundamental programming concepts, if you're a true novice, get the "beginning php4" one first (and then professional :) - Original Message - From: "John Monfort" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Brian V Bonini" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: "PHP Lists" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 5:26 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP Book Recommendations Profession PHP Programming ISBN: 1-861002-96-3 __John Monfort_ _+---+_ P E P I E D E S I G N S www.pepiedesigns.com "The world is waiting, are you ready?" -+___+- On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, Brian V Bonini wrote: Can I get some recommendations on some good PHP books. Something broad but with good novice concepts -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP] PHP Book Recommendations
The most useful "second" book is : PHP Developers Cookbook It really is nice. I say "second" because it's geared towards those that understand a bit already but still, it'll even help the complete newbie (easy to read). Excellent tips, short-cuts, examples, etc. Includes uses of various PEAR classes too. Regards, Philip -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
