PHP Books?

Can somebody recommend me a good PHP book?

I understand the basics but would like to further develop my skills. Also would like something I could use as a good reference (sometimes I like reading a book instead of searching for it online )

 

I started with 4.x on this book:

http ://www. amazon.com/gp/product/067232525X/104-8214452-1417560?n=283155
(sorry, I can't post links yet... )

I was really happy with it. I have the 5.x version as well, but I haven't read it yet.

-the mole

 

thanks dude, i'll check it out.

ps. try posting links now

 

I bought the "Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL" book from sitepoint.com - Its worth $39.95

 

Thank you sir, I will also check that one out too

 

loads of free ebooks out there, do a search on google.

 

maybe you should re-read my initial post

 

The best book I've read is "Advanced PHP Programming" by Schlossnagle, but it is really a book for advanced programmers who want to quickly learn the best fascets of the language. The book is great for scaling, developing distributed systems, etc. Very intelligent, unlike many PHP books.

 

Thank you for your input, i'll look into it

 

Sure, no problem nOR.

 

Have you decided which PHP book you are gonna get yet?

 

I used this book

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl/026-2516707-0642811

I was completely new to programming, (not even in javascript, and very little in html) and found this book easy to understand. If you want a newbies book for php, this is a very good choice

EDIT: also, if you go to the books website, you can download all the scripts used in the book, and theres a nice little community that you can talk to about the book.

Hope you find what your looking for!