PHP Books

[Mr.Tweak]

I'm attempting to learn PHP and have been recommended to buy a book to get me started. Does anyone have any suggestions for which book I should get?

[Bern]

Download the php manual in pdf format and give it to a printer.....of course it helps if you know a printer, I gave the linux network admin guide in pdf to a mate to print..heh,heh..you should have seen the look on his face when he found out how big it was :D

[Kheldar]

or better yet get the compiled html one and just serarch it for the stuff u want

[Osiris]

Originally Posted by Mr.Tweak

I'm attempting to learn PHP and have been recommended to buy a book to get me started. Does anyone have any suggestions for which book I should get?

The book I've got is called PHP4 Developer's Guide, by Blake Schwendiman, published by Osborne, it's really good :).

[Mr.Tweak]

Originally Posted by Osiris

The book I've got is called PHP4 Developer's Guide, by Blake Schwendiman, published by Osborne, it's really good :).

Where did you buy it from?

[Osiris]

Just went to a local bookstore, they ordered it in.

Cost around $120, I think.

[Mr.Tweak]

WOW - They aren't cheap are they. It would probably be worth the investment though.

[Albinus]

Originally Posted by Mr.Tweak

WOW - They aren't cheap are they. It would probably be worth the investment though.

That's actually cheap for a good textbook Tweak :D

Between Mum and myself, we have purchased over A$4,000 worth of textbooks since we started college in February 1999 - and still use most of them to this day :)

But the right textbook, no matter what the cost, is definately worth the money :thumb:

And seeing that you are in Melbourne, try McGills - they are the BEST source for technical books in Brisbane and have their head office in Melbourne.

[Mr.Tweak]

I might just do that next week - Thanks for the advice. :)