Re: Good PHP Books

I have looked "Programming PHP" and "Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL' both from O'Reilly. Both look good, but a little out of date. Mark. -- "John Nichel" <jnichel@by-tor.com> wrote in message news:3EEDE47B.2090509@by-tor.com... > There's Programming PHP by Rasmus Lerdorf and Kevin Tatroe (O'Reilly). > It's the only one I have, and have been satisified with it. I was > already a year or so into php when I got it, and use it mainly as a > reference, so I don't know how good it is for beginners. > > Mark McCulligh wrote: > > Hi Other PHP Users, > > > > I have been asked to teach an introduction course on PHP/MySQL at my local > > College. > > > > I am looking for a good beginner book for the course. Like most people I > > learned PHP from php.net and online tutorials. But I need a book for the > > course. > > > > I am looking for a book that is not too long also. Around 500-600 pages > > would be great. I can't give my students 150 pages every night to read, for > > books like "PHP and MySQL Web Development" by Luke Welling, Laura Thomson > > even know they are great they are just to long. It is only a 35 hour course > > for only can cover the basics. > > > > Plus something that covers version 4.2 or greater. I don't want to teach > > them old syntax. > > > > If anyone knows for a good beginner book, please let me know, thanks. > > Mark. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > By-Tor.com > It's all about the Rush > http://www.by-tor.com >