In a message dated 7/17/2004 11:25:41 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>Tularis wrote: >> Programming PHP by O`Reilly :) >Write-up says it STILL uses MySQL as it's database material ;( I don't know what Write-up you are refering to. The book is not tied to MySQL. It mentions it only as one of the many databases that PHP supports. The examples that I see, unless I missed something, on accessing a database from PHP use PEAR DB. So, I think this Write-up is misleading. Programming PHP an excellent book. It's not clear to me what you mean by NON MYSQL books, so I don't know what to recommend. There are other books that teach PHP without focusing on MySQL. For instance, Core PHP programming has chapters for several different databases. PHP Developer's Cookbook shows how to make your programs database independent. PHP cookbook mainly shows database access using PEAR DB. PHP Bible focuses on MySQL and Oracle when showing how to write scripts for database use. There are others. >Since I'm pushing PHP5 into all new sites, I'll wait for a PHP5 book :) There are PHP 5 books available now. Already. For instance, Learning PHP 5 by Sklar and PHP 5 Fast and Easy Web Development by Meloni. Core PHP programming discusses PHP 5. And others. More PHP 5 books are due any day that you can pre-order at Amazon or elsewhere. If you are looking for a PHP 5 non-MySQL book, PHP 5 for Dummies is available now and is not focused on MySQL. It has examples in the database access chapter from MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and others. And shows how to use PEAR DB. Janet -------------------------------- Janet Valade Author, PHP 5 for Dummies PHP & MySQL for Dummies -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
