Advanced PHP for Web Professionals

If you still need additional information on the basics of PHP, the following books from Prentice Hall provide material suitable for the utmost PHP beginner:

• Core PHP Programming: Using PHP to Build Dynamic Web Sites (2nd Edition) by Leon Atkinson. ISBN 0130893986.

• Essential PHP for Web Professionals by Christopher Cosentino. ISBN 0130889032.^[1]

  ^[1] Shameless plug for my own book, I know, but I've received a lot of email from nonprogrammers who said the book really helped!