[Pugged] Books, Sites, etc.

[Chris Van Cleve]

Someone recently asked about good books and websites to help with learning PHP 
and MySQL. Below is my list of preferred selections:

Books
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1. Build Your Own Database Driven Website With PHP and MySQL - Kevin Yank
   Available only from www.sitepoint.com I believe.
2. PHP and MySQL Web Development - Luke Welling, Laura Thomas
3. MySQL/PHP4 Database Applications - Jay Greenspan, Brad Bulger

WebSites
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1. www.phpfreaks.com
2. www.weberdev.com
3. www.sitepoint.com
4. www.oxyscripts.com
5. codewalkers.com
6. www.phpdeveloper.org
7. www.evilwalrus.com
8. www.phpresourceindex.com

Mac-Related WebSites
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1. www.phpmac.com
2. www.macphp.net

No particular order for any of these listings. These are just the books I have 
purchased or read and found valuable, and the websites which had useful 
resources and intelligent authors. The first book brings PHP and MySQL down to 
terms a 3rd grader could comprehend. It also includes reference sections for 
both PHP and MySQL. It's an excellent place to start learning. The other two 
books are also intended for beginners to advanced users, but they lean more 
toward intermediate to advanced users. A beginner will certainly benefit from 
those books (I did), but they don't bring everything down to a true neophyte's 
level.

-- 
Chris 'Vanish' Van Cleve
CEO, President, Founder
DreamScape Visionery