Anyone that can inform me of good books to buy or free tutorials on the net
that can guide me through building a good dynamic website.
People seem to think my books are pretty good (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321186486/dmcinsiinc-20/002-8800445-6161652). PHP and MySQL Web Development is also a great book.
For tutorials, there are plenty out there. Check out Zend.com, PHPBuilder.com, and, of course, the manuals at PHP.net and MySQL.com, which will get you started with installation and such. Both PHP and MySQL are free, so you can get going right now at no expense.
Hope that helps,
Larry