Re: PHP and MySql - where to start

I second the Wrox book suggestion - Professional PHP Programming.  Excellent
book to learn PHP from the ground up, and with the great index and
organization it makes a good reference as well.

-Jeff

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart McDonald" <stuart(at)fourelephants.com>
To: "Bob Unger" <rbu(at)akula.com>; <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: PHP and MySql - where to start


> I have a collection of references that I use for this:
>
> PHP :
> Professional PHP Programming by Wrow Press - invaluable, a good book for
> both the beginner and the professional - clear well explained examples and
a
> great index
> PHP3 Programming Browser Based Applications McGrawHill- OK very Linux
> focussed and not very well organised - the index is appalling, but
> nevertheless I found parts of it useful
> Web Application Development with PHP 4.0 New Riders Press - a little brief
> for my tastes and contains a lot of waffle.
>
> MySQL:
> MySQL New Riders Press - Invaluable - if there is one book you need this
is
> it, though don't expect much in the way of advice on how to design a good
> DB. Well written, clearly organised and an excellent index
> MySQL and MSQL O'Reilly: - Virtually a complete waste of money. I will not
> buy an O'Reilly book again - very disappointing there is virtually nothing
> in this book that you cannot get for free on the web...
>
> On the Net
> Both the MySQL and PHP sites have volumes of material on line, the
annotated
> manual at PHP in particular is very impressive.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Stuart
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Unger <rbu(at)akula.com>
> To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 8:46 PM
> Subject: PHP and MySql - where to start
>
>
> > Can anyone recommend a good book - or on-line sites - where I
> > can start learning the fundamentals of PHP and MySQL.  I need to
> > start learning databases and these 2 programs seem to be the
> > choice of many (and my ISP is running UNIX). I need information
> > that will introduce me to the very basics of PHP and MySQL.
> >
> > TIA,
> > Bob Unger
> >
> >
>
>
>

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