Five Children and It

Doesn't waste my time with how to run an editor and doesn't assume I know too much, either. The examples are concise. This book works well as a handbook and as a text. Highly recommended!

This is a great reference for beginning and advanced PHP programmers alike. I have used this book to furhter my knowledge with PHP and still use it when I need to refer to a paticular feature or tag in PHP.

'PHP in a Nutshell' is a fantastic book for learning the ins and outs of PHP so you will be able to start programming quicker, smarter, and better than ever! Some of the 'Nutshell' books are simply too short to do proper justice for many topics, but that is not the case here. Densely packed into 350 pages, all the yummy stuff is covered here: object oriented programming databases file i/o XML regular expressions plus all... Read Full Review

I am Fan of Hudson's writing since the day I saw online version of this book in his website, much before than this book published. He writes smoothly and maintains consistency which doesn't disappoint readers. This book targets quite experienced developers as well as just fresher. This book describes almost every chapter in depth. Some really Basic chapters like variables, operators," Object Oriented PHP" and "The PHP Language"... Read Full Review

This book is written in a clear straightforward voice. The well-placed examples illustrate the function or concept at hand. More often than not, the code examples have been directly useful to the problem I'm trying to solve. More than just a reference, this book provides many useful tips and resources for getting the most out of PHP. This outline gives an idea of the book's scope and coverage: 1. Introduction to PHP...1... Read Full Review