Recommend me a good book to start learning PHP/MySQL

[edesignuk]

As the title says, what do you think is the best to get going with? Needs to be available on Amazon UK (who have pretty much everything :D).

Thank you.

[chanoc]

Hello,

I am in the same situation as you. Looked at the books for beginners on Amazon UK, and would buy this book. (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764555898/qid=1100036030/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/202-3258335-4891860)

Why? For one it got excellent reviews. Second it covers OS-X in additon to Linux and Winblows; the other books do not cover OS-X.

[chanoc]

I just bought the 2004 edition on eBay! :D

Thank you for starting this thread, got me thinking toward learning PHP.

[jeremy.king]

http://www.bookpool.com/.x/7c2fsrvb6m/sm/0672326728

PHP and MySQL Web Development
Luke Welling, Laura Thomson
Sams, Paperback, 3rd Bk&CD edition, Published September 2004, 946 pages, ISBN 0672326728

Very solid resource for any PHP/MySQL developer.

[slooksterPSV]

PHP and MySQL for the Absolute Beginner
those books are the best for teaching you concepts that are brand new.

[edesignuk]

Sounds good, keep 'em coming, I should be able to cliam for these on expenses as it's for a work intranet I need to get my head round it all ;)

[Rower_CPU]

Another good starter book (at least it was for me):
PHP for the World Wide Web: Visual Quickstart Guide (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321245652/qid=1100067868/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/202-5732468-4391004)

[zimv20]

i learned w/ Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596000413/qid=1100069004/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/102-1564379-6360136). apparently, they've released a 2nd edition (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596005431/qid=1100069004/sr=2-3/ref=pd_ka_b_2_3/102-1564379-6360136).

these are links to the non-UK site, obviously

[zimv20]

oh yeah -- i have the first edition of this book (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1590591445/qid=1100069176/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-1564379-6360136?v=glance&s=books), called MySQL.

[Stampyhead]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321186486/qid=1100069186/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/026-0412444-9173267

This is my favorite PHP/MySQL book. It's easy to understand and is full of real-world examples. I have created several sites using knowledge gleaned from this book.

[zimv20]

I have created several sites using knowledge gleaned from this book.
can we see?

[kgarner]

Another vote for the bookPHP and MySQL Web Developement (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=digitalsandbo-20&path=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.ukASIN%2F0672326728%2Fqid%3D1100118671%2Fref%3Dsr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl) . It is really pratical and very easy to follow.

[edesignuk]

Another vote for the bookPHP and MySQL Web Developement (http://associates.amazon.com/gp/associates/network/build-links/text/text-links-get-html.html/002-6327170-8322436). It is really pratical and very easy to follow.
Got it, gotta love ebooks ;)

[Stampyhead]

can we see?
Well, one of them is www.mesacountryclub.com but most of the dynamic stuff is in the members only section, which you can't see without a username and password (I'd give you one, but the people at the Mesa Country Club would probably fire me). I used the knowledge from that book to put the entire member directory on the site along with a search feature so members can find specific info on other members. I also created an admin section so the site administrator at the club can add members to the roster, as well as edit and delete member listings. I also set it up so the admin could upload the monthly club newsletter to the site and users could download it from their end. The site uses sessions so that it recognizes the person when they log in, and locks out anyone who does not have a valid username and password.
One that you can look at is www.lordoflifeaz.com. This is a site for a church and some of the content is dynamically generated (so that the people there could change the text themselves and not bother me to do it). It's a pretty simple site and not my best design, but it's one of the few that I can show you right now. I have a couple other dynamic PHP/MySQL driven sites that will be finished in the next few months ,and I'll be glad to post them if anyone cares to see them. I learned how to do all of this stuff by reading Larry Ullman's PHP MySQL book! Highly recommended.

[zimv20]

thanks for the links.

my first effort at php/mysql can be seen here (http://www.boxsetauthentic.com/music.php). if you click on the bulleted items, all the information about the songs, bands, members, lyrics, mp3 pointers, etc. come from the db. in fact, the code for each of the 3 pages is the same, the only thing that differs is the value passed in to get the right section.

and the mp3s are freely downloadable.