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I'm looking for a good PHP book that will teach you to code well in PHP. I know i can use the PHP.net book but i want something i can read away from the computer.

I am already quite familiar with PHP, but i want to be able to skip tutorials and examples when coding, thinking about my goal logically on my own. I also have a habit of going the long way around everything and probably making code more bloated than it should be.

Any suggestions?

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I picked this up from the library, was well written, although admittedly I had to return it before I could get through the whole thing. If you have no interest in the whole LAMP package, and are looking something with more php sample scripts, it might not be the best.

http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-PHP-MySQL-Novice-Professional/dp/1590598628

Thanks for this :) Sample scripts would be good, or just snippets and explanations? What is LAMP?

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Thanks for this :) Sample scripts would be good, or just snippets and explanations? What is LAMP?

LAMP = Linux, Apache, MySQL, and php (or Perl or Python). The book I referenced above covers MySQL and PHP together, which is the way most books present PHP. Linux I'm sure you know (also, it could be WAMP for Windows and MAMP for Mac), Apache is the HTTP server, MySQL is database software that runs on the server, and PHP/Perl/Python is the programming language that interacts with the database.

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LAMP = Linux, Apache, MySQL, and php (or Perl or Python). The book I referenced above covers MySQL and PHP together, which is the way most books present PHP. Linux I'm sure you know (also, it could be WAMP for Windows and MAMP for Mac), Apache is the HTTP server, MySQL is database software that runs on the server, and PHP/Perl/Python is the programming language that interacts with the database.

Ahh i'm with ya. I'm going to pick this up. I take it i'll want the 4th edition? the one you linked to is the 3rd edition

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Ahh i'm with ya. I'm going to pick this up. I take it i'll want the 4th edition? the one you linked to is the 3rd edition

Not sure what changed, but newer is usually better. :yes:

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I first stated with PHP Fast & Easy Web Development, then went to PHP and MySQL web development. Then I read one of PHP certification books, which caught some things other books seemed to miss.

Once you start working, you begin to realize what you might need to learn.

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