The Bottom Line
If you already know some PHP, and want to learn some more advanced yet practical code, then you'll enjoy this book.
Pros
- Lots of real code examples
- Easy to follow for someone who already has basic PHP knowledge
- Works through to some more advanced concepts
- Examples are practical web applications
Cons
- Not great for a true beginner
Description
- Intermediate and advanced PHP tutorial
- Example code to learn from
- Real life working examples
Guide Review - PHP 5 In Practice
Although this book is not for a true beginner, it is easy to understand for someone with a little bit of PHP knowledge. It gives lots of examples, and best of all most of the examples where practical things you might very well use on your website. Everything is clearly laid out so you can skip around to only learn what you need.
This book works both as a good reference for someone needing quick PHP reminders, and a good tutorial for someone learning these concepts for the very first time.
