Book recommendations please (PHP, MySQL, JS etc)

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  • Fat Tone
    Super MURCer
    • Aug 1999
    • 7579

    #1

    Book recommendations please (PHP, MySQL, JS etc)

    Title says it all. We need to stock up with some good references on the above. Anyone have any favourites?

    Thanks

    T.

    Edit: And does anyone have an opinion on www.sitepoint.com and the book 'Build your own database driven website using PHP & MySQL' by Kevin Yank? They push it very hard (as you would expect).

    Edit: Adding IIS & Apache to the list.
    Last edited by Fat Tone; 11 March 2003, 02:17.
    FT.
  • GNEP
    Super MURCer
    • Feb 2002
    • 5241

    #2
    Anything O'Reilly is generally pretty good.

    And the "in a nutshell" series can be good introductions.

    George
    DM says: Crunch with Matrox Users@ClimatePrediction.net

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    • Gurm
      MS Fanboy
      • Aug 1999
      • 11460

      #3
      I'm kinda partial to the wrox books, but for PHP the best reference is the PHP manual, available as a Windows Help File from the PHP folks themselves.

      - Gurm
      The Internet - where men are men, women are men, and teenage girls are FBI agents!

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      If only life were as easy as you
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      If only life were as easy as you
      I would still get screwed

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      • dbdg
        Super MURCer
        • Sep 1999
        • 1030

        #4
        Assuming you use DMX for starting with PHP and MySQL this is not a bad book, although you do have to check the online Errata.

        http://www.gl****aus.com/bookinfo.asp?BookID=61

        Only PHP and MySQL book I have ever read and I have nearly finished converting my site from HTML. (It used to be 4500 pages. lol)

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        • Taz
          Super MURCer
          • Nov 1999
          • 1393

          #5
          I found the following book very useful although I have the first edition, but I guess the second should be even better

          When you own your own business you only have to work half a day. You can do anything you want with the other twelve hours.

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          • omegaRED
            MURCer
            • Feb 2001
            • 915

            #6
            Sam`s Teach Yourself PHP in 24hrs (i know how 24hrs sounds, but paired with the PHP manual, you`d be on your way in no time flat)
            Seth, are you ok? I`m peachy Kate. The world is my oyster. - Seth Gecko

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            • Fat Tone
              Super MURCer
              • Aug 1999
              • 7579

              #7
              Thanks for all the suggestions
              FT.

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              • GNEP
                Super MURCer
                • Feb 2002
                • 5241

                #8
                Also "Kane and Abel" by Jeffry Archer is quite good.

                Or maybe not
                DM says: Crunch with Matrox Users@ClimatePrediction.net

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                • Fat Tone
                  Super MURCer
                  • Aug 1999
                  • 7579

                  #9
                  I guess I need to be wary of your recommendations then ...
                  FT.

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