Good Book for Begining PHP and MySQL

I Have been looking for a good book for a Beginner to Learn PHP and MySQL.

In High School I took a 1 year long course on Java so I have a solid foundation on programming basics. Data types, loops, logic, etc. I just need a good book to teach my how to code PHP and MySQL.

I was recently at a used book store and saw "Practical PHP and MySQL" for ~$7. I decided to pick it up. This book seemed to be well written, but it placed too much emphasis on the "practical" aspect of programming with PHP. The content of the book seemed to get very difficult very fast. Reading through the book, I felt like I was missing out on the basics.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a good book to learn PHP and MySQL?

 

Here are some good books from begining to advanced.. phpbooks.com

I recomend Learning PHP 5

 

For a book, I recommend you check out "PHP and MySQL for dummies", which you'll find on Amazon or in a good book shop.

 

Some one recommended Head First PHP & MySql to me. Has any one here had experience with this book?

 

Check this online one out: http://www.tuxradar.com/practicalphp

 

Thanks. That site looks pretty good. I'll probably use that until I can get to a bookstore

 

Personally, I taught PHP / MySQL to myself via online tutorials and a few books checked out from my local library.

http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_syntax.asp

Is a great place to start online.

 

You'll learn quite a bit from www.tizag.com. I suggest you go there and read the PHP & MySQL tutorials they really helped me and that's how I learned to program my first content management system that used mysql databases.

You can also download their PHP tutorial and print it so you can read it on paper instead of the computer... up to you.

 

Learn php in 27 days.
its nice and simple

 

One I recommend is 'PHP 6 and MySQL 5 for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide'. It's pretty informative and provides plenty of practical examples and seems to ramp up the difficulty in small enough steps.

 

Thanks for all the recommendations guys!

 

I'd recommend O'Reilly learning series. Easy to read and easy to follow.

PHP: Learning PHP 5
MySQL: Learning MySQL

Here are some other excellent php books and mysql books.

But actually I believe all the materials and information you need to learn php and mysql can be acquired free online. Unless you need a reference manual, using google to find the tutorials you need to get started on php and mysql development would be a better idea economically.