Re: book quest

On 9/28/2011 3:26 PM, Bastien Koert wrote: > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 6:20 PM, Kirk Bailey <kbailey@howlermonkey.net> wrote: >> The best book for a beginner? No, don't tell me php.net, I hear that one >> already, and while it is indeed good, I want something in a dead tree >> edition I can canny around and smoke as needed. >> >> -- >> end >> >> Very Truly yours, >> - Kirk Bailey, >> Largo Florida >> >> kniht >> +-----+ >> | BOX | >> +-----+ >> think >> >> >> -- >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> > > I had great success with Wrox PHP Programming and PHP Essentials by > Julie C. Meloni > > The latter is dated, but was clearly written. > PHP Essentials (first edition) by Julie C. Meloni was the first book about PHP that I ever bought. I did not find it very useful. The second book was "Core PHP First Edition" by Leon Atkinson. It was more like an encyclopedia/dictionary with some decent examples. Around 2001 I started participating the general mailing list. I haven't bought another book on PHP since. PHP.net manual, the php-general mailing list and the wonderful members of this list, and Google have provided answers for all the questions I have ever needed to ask since. Jim Lucas