Recommedation for good books on learning PHP and MYSQL

[miteshpandey]

I have experience with C++ but urgent need had arisen for me to learn PHP and MYSQL.

I know HTML, DHTML and standard SQL.

What good books do you suggest for this? Any good tutorial links are also appreciated.

[PeejAvery]

Well, MySQL is very easy if you already know SQL.

The best links for PHP would be the following...
PHP.net Language Reference
W3Schools PHP Tutorials
Google Search for PHP Tutorial

For MySQL...
MySQL 5 Reference Manual
MySQL 4 Reference Manual

[Mutilated1]

I have experience with C++ but urgent need had arisen for me to learn PHP and MYSQL.

I know HTML, DHTML and standard SQL.

What good books do you suggest for this? Any good tutorial links are also appreciated.

In addition to the links already mentioned, I recommend downloading the Windows PHP Help file. Great Resource.

If books are more your thing, here is a list of PHP and MySQL Books along with some reviews of each.

[Nibinaear]

When learning php and mysql I came across an excellent book called "PHP and MySQl for Dynamic Websites". Since then the second edition has been released which I have bought to get the latest information. It's generally for people who have never used the technologies before but it also has some excellent projects at the back on subjects such as content management and e-commerce.

The O'reilly PHP Pocket reference is also a good little book (I'm thinking of investing in lots of that series) although I'm dissappointed that the mysqli functions aren't covered, only the mysql ones.

Lastly, O'reilly's Essential PHP Security is a slim but useful text.