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hey ... since i am very new and knows almost nothing in PHP programming. I wanna ask the best book(s) for php5 programming (also programming through MySQL DB) ....i have used Wrox's Beginning PHP5 programming ... but it seems that it is skipping most basic parts for php ... so please, apart from suggestion the best book for php5 - from novice to expert ... also tell me have u used wrox's beginning php5? waiting eagerly for answer thanks

the php.net manual is awesome ... can i get the Printable version of it in a single PDF or Word File? ??? .. because i really want it and i dont have DSL, but use Dialups

thanks for such a quick reply ... today i bought A book "Wrox Beginning PHP5" http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-PHP5-Programmer-Dan-Squier/dp/0764557831/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-9451238-8058433?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1180601999&sr=8-1 and Video tutorial "Lynda.com's Learn PHP" CD .... is there anything else that i should buy to learn because i wanna learn ore organized rather than searching for stuff????

i am now starting to learn php .. i am currently doing a job as a web developer as ASP/HTML/CSS programmer ... but now i wanna learn PHP as well ... i just wanna know which version of PHP i should learn ... PHP 4 or PHP 5??? and why??