The Bottom Line
A great reminder book for developers who are already familiar with PHP.
Pros
- Covers installation as well as usage
- Exhaustive function coverage
- Great section on examples to help you learn
Cons
- Not alphabetical, so can be hard to use at first
Description
- Sections on arrays, database access, date/time functions, files, graphics, and much more.
- Examples section explains how to do common tasks.
- Installation section gives good overview of how to install PHP.
- Small, easy to fit in a pocket.
Guide Review - PHP Pocket Reference By Rasmus Lerdorf
HTML pre-processors and scripting tools like PHP are a little more advanced than straight HTML, but they make developing large, database driven sites so much easier. There is a lot to cover about PHP, but you can find it all in one 114 page book. I especially like the section near the beginning of the book entitled "Examples". This gives people many different ways to attack the same information. People who learn by reading can see the PHP syntax right in the book, while people who learn by doing have the opportunity to set up working examples to understand the inner workings of PHP.
