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11 Best PHP Books

Goal: Find the best PHP books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best php books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

11 Best PHP Books

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1

PHP & MySQL

Novice To Ninja

by Tom Butler

2

Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript

A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites

by Robin Nixon

3

PHP & MySQL

Server-side Web Development

by Jon Duckett

4

Programming PHP

Creating Dynamic Web Pages

by Kevin Tatroe

5

The Joy of PHP

A Beginner's Guide to Programming Interactive Web Applications with PHP and mySQL

by Alan Forbes

6

Head First PHP & MySQL

A Brain-Friendly Guide

by Lynn Beighley

7

PHP

A Beginner's Guide

by Vikram Vaswani

8

Learn PHP in One Day and Learn It Well

The Only Book You Need to Start Coding in PHP Immediately

by Jamie Chan

9

Mastering PHP 7

Design, Configure, Build, and Test Professional Web Applications

by Branko Ajzele

10

Murach's PHP and MySQL

by Joel Murach

11

PHP & MySQL

The Missing Manual

by Brett McLaughlin

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Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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