BoarderLine Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Hi. I can currently fumble around a bit with php however am wanting to know if someone can point me in the right direction as to the best book to teach myself properly how to code php from basic to pro for php5.3+. Does anyone have any suggestions? Many Thanks. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/217721-whats-the-best-book-to-learn-modern-php/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmola Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Did you read the php manual? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/217721-whats-the-best-book-to-learn-modern-php/#findComment-1130142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterACE14 Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 I quite like 'PHP 5 - SAMS UNLEASHED' - John Coggeshall and 'PHP 5 and MySQL Bible' - Tim Converse, Joyce Park and Clark Morgan. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/217721-whats-the-best-book-to-learn-modern-php/#findComment-1130148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phprocker Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 That PHP 5 SAMS Unleashed looks good but it's published in 2004. isn't that a bit too long ago? Anything similar and more recent? Past 3 years? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/217721-whats-the-best-book-to-learn-modern-php/#findComment-1130163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
revraz Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Go to Amazon.com or a bookstore and find one that appeals to you. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/217721-whats-the-best-book-to-learn-modern-php/#findComment-1130173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterACE14 Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 That PHP 5 SAMS Unleashed looks good but it's published in 2004. isn't that a bit too long ago? Anything similar and more recent? Past 3 years? I'm not sure how many books there is out there that cover the absolute 'latest' version of PHP 5, you're best to find a PHP 5 book that you like, and simply google the difference between the PHP version that the book is written on, and the current version. There isn't that great a difference that you would need to find a new book covering the latest. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/217721-whats-the-best-book-to-learn-modern-php/#findComment-1130184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgoosens Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 PHP 5 and MySQL Bible that's the one I started with... really good to learn PHP although it does not really go deep on OOPHP... for OOPHP, I'd suggest "Pro PHP - Patterns, Frameworks, Testing and More" by Kevin McArthur Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/217721-whats-the-best-book-to-learn-modern-php/#findComment-1130214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwwd Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Luke welling and Laura Thompson.... Good bedtime stories for you there Rw Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/217721-whats-the-best-book-to-learn-modern-php/#findComment-1130236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 ...the best book to teach myself properly how to code php from basic to pro for php5.3+... Good programming has nothing to do with the programming language and/or version used. If there is a good php programming book made in 2004, then it is still a good programming book. As Gizmola suggested, you should rely upon the manual to understand the available functions and how to use them. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/217721-whats-the-best-book-to-learn-modern-php/#findComment-1130252 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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