Can anyone recommend PHP/MySQL books?

Currently, I have PHP & MySQL for Dummies, but I'm going beyond it. A fair amount of what I'm trying to do isn't in that book. Can anyone suggest what I should get next?

I prefer books to web based resources.

 

I got PHP5 & MySQL bible --Wiley, but it reallys depends wat u want to do.
Different books have covered different one or two topics quite extensively and better than others, so it all depends on ur necessities??

 

That was one of the books I was looking at.

I have mostly been using php with phpBB.

 

Do u need it for templating?? Are you using phpbb2 or phpbb3??

 

Currently, 2.1.9 and 2.2.1. Templating would be useful, but there's other stuff not covered in my present book. Using functions in seperate files that communicate with the database, and various tools like rand for starters.

 

then i think u should go for the bible, it has covered lots of topic, but i was bit disappointed with it not covering the advanced features completely. It will push u between the intermediate n the expert level, then i guess u would need some other book or u mite go to php.net

There was some other book my frd was using for templating, i can remember the name now

 

I'd like to recommend Beginning PHP5 (Wrox publishing). You can visit their website at wrox.com

 

I'm a big fan of the Oreilly books, although they tend to be on a somewhat more higher level.

http://www.ora.com

 

I'd say my current level is intermediate. I've moved beyond the Dummies book I've got, but I'm not at an advanced level yet. I'm mostly modifying, sometimes heavily, existing code, not constructing from scratch.

 

2 books, been recommended.

PHP and MYSQL for dummies, version 2 & sams teach yourself php in 24 hours

 

I may go for the PHP & MySQL Bible. It's more advanced than my current Dummies book, but not too much so. Plus, I have a couple of other Bibles so I'm familiar with the style.

 

This book is pretty good for templating and it is for people moving on from intermediate to advanced level.

 

2 books are 'a must' for any PHP programmer:
PHP 5 Power Programming
and
Advanced PHP Programming

 

I'd say I'm at the intermediate level when it comes to PHP. The last three books are probably a bit too advanced currently, although I'll make a note of them for the future.

 

sams teach your self php is quite good

 

Looks a bit basic. I think I'm beyond that level.

 

I can also vouch for SAMS Teach Yourself PHP in 24 hours. I read that book a few years back and it led me down the right track. You might also want to read the official PHP Manual once you get a basic grasp of the language. It would be a tough read for complete beginners.

 

I'm no longer a complete beginner, I'm looking for something of a more intermediate level. Also, the PHP Manual is computer based, not a book, and I hate reading stuff off a monitor. It's just not comfortable, I much prefer books.

 

Well, if you have already grasped the language, I think at this stage it would be best if you went out and started coding or at least looking at other people's code. I learned a lot by looking at other people's code. Obtain a copy of a reputable PHP script, such as SMF or vBulletin and look through the source code to see general coding tendecies and stuff.

 

I have been coding and modifying stuff, primarily phpBB mods, I was after a more advanced book than my PHP & MySQL for Dummies, as I stated in the first post, because it lacks the depth for the stuff I'm doing currently.