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PHP/MySQL Tutorials & Books November 6, 2007

Posted by Patrick in : Software , trackback

I want to learn more about PHP and MySQL.  Does anyone know any good books and online tutorials that would explain these?  Thanks.

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1. andrea - November 7, 2007

i have no idea what that means.

2. Adrian - November 7, 2007

I started with the php login script from free2code.net. Other ones are available there too. It uses the PEAR:DB module for PHP so it skips some of the mysql specific stuff, but you can get the idea from there.

3. Patrick - November 8, 2007

Thanks Adrian. The tutorial’s pretty helpful.

4. Colin - November 9, 2007

I bought a used MySQL book online. I haven’t used it much.

I don’t really know anything about PHP, short of editing a few files related to the various things hosted on my server.

When I’m looking for something like this, I usually go to Amazon, search for books on the topic, try to find ones that are well-reviewed (paying attention to the comments - often people will recommend alternatives) and then I try to find them in the library here. Alternately, you could go to a bookstore and actually flip through some books to see which will be most useful. Or you could probably go to a local university library.

I got nothin’.

5. andy (not andyl) - December 3, 2007

I’m trying to hone my PHP/MySQL chops as well - I like the O’Reilly books a lot, but Randy gave me his copy of PHP and MySQL Development, and I love it. I’m only about 4 chapters in, but so far it’s been exceedingly clear. Being a non-coder, that’s a definite plus.