"Best" book on PHP?

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I’m fairly familiar with PHP, I’d consider myself high beginner or low intermediate level. I’m finding that so many places are using PHP that I’d like to learn a bit more to evaluate the language compared to what else is out there. I’ve got a book on Python that I’m reading through, and I’d like a similar book on PHP.

Can anyone recommend a good book?

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Thanks Encrypted. I had someone else recommend one of the Visual QuickPro books too. Not this one, but a more general one. I’ll take your recommendation and probably grab it this week.

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Try PHP 5 Advanced: Visual QuickPro Guide or Professional PHP5 (Programmer to Programmer). I read the first of the two and it’s pretty solid.

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Does this give a good overview of the language, or is it specific to the items listed in the title? I’d prefer something that provides a good overview of the language, with drill-down into specifics where necessary.

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