Posted by Benjamin on 04/26/07 02:50

On Apr 24, 7:49 pm, Gernot Bauer <gba...@sbox.tugraz.at> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I plan to develope a web application with PHP, and I am looking for a
> book that aids me. I already have experience with PHP as well as
> relational databases, but I never have written a big web application.
> Moreover, I have programmed in other programming languages (mostly C++,
> Java and C) and I have knowledge about UML, design patterns and
> designing software.
>
> I do not need a beginner's book, but a book that gives me some insight
> in how to design web applications (perhaps MVC) and advanced (at least
> from my point of view) topics like session management and security, and
> perhaps perhaps the use of AJAX in the application. It should
> concentrate on a web application using a relational database (from my
> researches so far, I suppose that most books cover PHP and MySQL, which
> is fine for me).
>
> I have already searched the web and this group for book recommendations,
> but there are many of them (some outdated), and it's hard for me to
> separate the wheat from the chaff.
>
> I would be very grateful if you can give me some recommendations
> (perhaps with a short description of contents of the book, if you have
> the time) or pointers to places where I can find more information.
In regards to PHP version, it's out of date, but I love it. Advanced
PHP Programming by George Schlossnagle covers all the topics you asked
for and much more. I thought it was a very well written and helpful
book. It's on my self!
>
> Kind Regards & TIA,
> Gernot

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