whats the best book to learn modern php

[BoarderLine]

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.

[gizmola]

Did you read the php manual?

[MasterACE14]

I quite like 'PHP 5 - SAMS UNLEASHED' - John Coggeshall and 'PHP 5 and MySQL Bible' - Tim Converse, Joyce Park and Clark Morgan.

[phprocker]

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?

[revraz]

Go to Amazon.com or a bookstore and find one that appeals to you.

[MasterACE14]

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.

[dgoosens]

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

[rwwd]

Luke welling and Laura Thompson.... Good bedtime stories for you there

 

Rw

[Psycho]

...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.