> > Hello, > > Chris Montgomery wrote: > > Howdy, > > > > I have been developing with ColdFusion for nearly five years and want to > > learn PHP. For someone who has never done anything with PHP before, what > > *one* book would you recommend as a good primer to get started learning PHP?
Professional PHP Programming is a good one. Kind of outdated but gives you an idea about the language. For all the rest search the web. > > Also, do most PHPers use MySQL as your database when building dynamic web > > sites, or do you prefer alternative databases like Postgres? From what I > > have seen from afar, MySQL seems to be the dominant one, but I have read > > that Postgres is more robust. That is right. MySQL is good enough for many needs, but postgreSQL is much more. It is more stable, robust, quick and has way more features. >From both DBs pgSQL is closer to Oracle than what mySQL is. > You may like this book: > > http://www.phpclasses.org/products.html/id/0957921802.html > > Also take a look at the reviewed books in this page: > > http://www.phpclasses.org/products.html > > Regards, > Manuel Lemos > Sincerely, Maxim Maletsky Founder, Chief Developer www.PHPBeginner.com // where PHP Begins > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
