PHP Books

[Medavidcook]

Hello wasn't sure where to put this post so if a needs moving please move.

 

I recently took a break from design due to birth of my daughter, i am coming back to learn php and have 

• PHP solutions: Dynamic Web Design Made Easy – David Powers 

was wondering if it is still a good book to use to learn from.

 

Thanks

[trq]

Judging by the date it was published, I doubt it.

 

I guess if you coupled it with something like: http://www.phptherightway.com you might stand a chance.

 

PHP has come a long way even in just the last few years.

[Medavidcook]

do you recommend any books?

[Medavidcook]

if it is going to be online material it needs to be in depth due to me not doing php for a number of years and want to start from scratch again.

[trq]

I haven't read a php book in probably 10 years sorry. Find something current is all I can suggest.

[trq]

There ya go. This was the last PHP book I read. First published in 2005 which is when I read it, I remember waiting for it to be released.

 

http://www.apress.com/9781590593806

 

I wouldn't recommend it as a "learn PHP" book though.

[JonnoTheDev]

There ya go. This was the last PHP book I read. First published in 2005 which is when I read it, I remember waiting for it to be released.

 

http://www.apress.com/9781590593806

 

I wouldn't recommend it as a "learn PHP" book though.

 

Do you remember your first PHP book?

 

This was mine http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0764543644.html

 

Can't believe it was 14 years ago, only seems like last week I was reading this!

[trq]

Mine was actually the beginning php5 version of that same book I believe. Even some of the authors look familiar.

 

http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/WroxTitle/Beginning-PHP5.productCd-0764557831.html

 

I've never used php4. Before php I was working with Python, and before that, asp (vbscript).

[Philip]

You should totally go for a PHP6 book /s

[Medavidcook]

I would look at php 6 books but nothing decent about at the moment all got some dodgy reviews.

[Philip]

I would look at php 6 books but nothing decent about at the moment all got some dodgy reviews.

Don't, it was a joke (hence the /s). PHP6 books were written before anything was finalized in the language, so assumptions were made.

[Medavidcook]

ok so only think i got to learn from at the moment is the php.net site.

[mogosselin]

I read a lot of good reviews of Larry Ullman's book from beginners. I didn't read them myself, but if you check them on amazon, you'll see that the reviews are mostly postiives one.

And, if you want to learn to code better, I highly recommend "clean code". It's not a PHP book, but you'll learn a lot from it. Every developer should have to read it before coding anything IMO

[JonnoTheDev]

I read a lot of good reviews of Larry Ullman's book from beginners. I didn't read them myself, but if you check them on amazon, you'll see that the reviews are mostly postiives one.

And, if you want to learn to code better, I highly recommend "clean code". It's not a PHP book, but you'll learn a lot from it. Every developer should have to read it before coding anything IMO

 

Larry Ullman's material is good. I am going through his Yii book at the minute.