PHP is by far the most popular and easiest to use web programming language in the world. If your goal is to enter PHP programming and development as a novice beginner and start from the very basics, these books are reviewed the best by actual readers. Some of the books contain chapters dealing with MySQL, the most popular database system in the world that is usually combined with PHP to create websites or web applications.
Update: I have also hand picked a few PHP security books for people who develop web applications.
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Beginning PHP and MySQL: From Novice to Professional, Third Edition (Beginning from Novice to Professional)
PHP and MySQL Web Development (4th Edition) (Developer’s Library)
Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites
Wicked Cool PHP: Real-World Scripts That Solve Difficult Problems
PHP 6 and MySQL 5 for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide
Programming PHP
Head First PHP & MySQL
PHP Cookbook (Cookbooks (O’Reilly))
Practical Web 2.0 Applications with PHP
Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL, 2nd Edition
PHP Object-Oriented Solutions
PHP Objects, Patterns, and Practice, Second Edition
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You presented here a list of very good books for PHP.
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Add 3 more books that are release in the recent 3 years with great reader reviews:
1. PHP Objects, Patterns, and Practice, Second Edition – http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590599098?ie=UTF8&tag=maawe-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1590599098
2. PHP Object-Oriented Solutions – http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1430210117?ie=UTF8&tag=maawe-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1430210117
3. Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites – http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596157134?ie=UTF8&tag=maawe-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0596157134
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Which book about PHP would you recommend for a begginer? I did few small sites in php (custom blog, simple forms), but I would like to expand my PHP knowledge – specially I’d like to learn more about concepts when building bigger portal sites (optimization, best practices).
First title from list sounds like what I need, but don’t want to spend money on books without hearing feedback from someone who read it first.
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