Re: Want a Good Book for Ref on PHP

I started with the Professional PHP Programming book. It covers all of the info a beginner would need in good detail. I haven't taken a look at the Beginner's book, but I would suggest getting the Professional one as it provides everything you need to get started, and then jumps right into the next level stuff(Db development, mail features, etc...). -- phill ""Navid Yar"" <Superbus22@home.com> wrote in message news:000201c0c657$158b9ee0$d7900d41@alntn1.tx.home.com... > You know, I was wondering the same thing. My situation is the same. My > opinion is that the professional version probably strips out most of the > beginner's content and adds more advanced php content and dives into > everything in more detail rather than just trying to get a beginner off > their feet by providing simple tasks > > Wrox is a great company, they come out with books that are the most > comprehensive. Both versions might be a good investment for hardcore php > programmers. Best thing to do is to just stop by a barnes and nobles > bookstore and start looking through both books to see which one is best for > you. > > Navid > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Skjoldebrand [mailto:chimbis@skjoldebrand.org] > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 12:53 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] Want a Good Book for Ref on PHP > > > Kath wrote: > > > Professional PHP Programming: > > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1861002963/qid=987388364/sr=1-12/ref= > > sc_b_13/002-2263539-0333643 > > I've got Beginning PHP 4 (recommended) on the back cover of which it says > that the next book could be "Professional PHP Programming.". > However from what I saw in the book shop they cover lots of the same > ground. I (and my employer) wouldn't like to pay for the same stuff again. > Is there a significant difference between the two? > > Martin S. > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >