Fwd: [PHP-DB] Books

This question is asked all the time -- the trouble is that the answer is too personal to be of any use to you. People's recommendations will change based on:  -- experience (no programming vs. some vs. a lot),  -- history (programmed in X, not in Y and vice-versa)  -- age (young farts vs. we wise sages)  -- educational background (technical vs. not and more) What I used to tell me students (when there were only books) was this: go to the book store:  -- pick up a book that is coded to your self-assesses skill: beginner, etc.  -- Look at the Table of Contents: does the language meld with yours?  -- Go to the index: Try to look up something you are wondering about, or a problem you have.  If you can find pertinent information -- buy it Try another one... Ken