Thanks Aaron & Paul!! That was the sort of response I was looking for - much appreciated.
I'll check these references out. On Mon, 2009-05-25 at 15:54 +1200, Aaron Cooper wrote: > I have two favourite PHP5 books: > > Apress: PHP 5 Objects, Patterns and Practice. > http://www.amazon.com/PHP-5-Objects-Patterns-Practice/dp/1590593804. A good > guide to OO fundamentals, how they are applied in PHP, and a bit of history > into PHP 4 OO "Work Arounds". > > PHP Architect: Guide to PHP Design Paterns. > http://www.amazon.com/PHP-Architects-Guide-Design-Patterns/dp/0973589825/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243223212&sr=1-1. > A > design-pattern-per-chapter using Object Orientation in PHP. > > The Framework side of things is a little trickier, as you really need to > decide on a framework of choice first. (Although most of them follow a > similar MVC pattern). I have just bought this one from Apress and it seems > to be almost exclusively Zend Framework despite the title. I can't really > comment as I havn't read in full. > http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Web-2-0-Applications-PHP/dp/1590599063/ref=pd_sim_b_5 > > Training: Check out PHP Architect online training. I've done two courses > with them (I've posted a review to this UG) and they are worth the money > IMO. I see that Zend is also offering courses themselves now. > > Cheers > Aaron > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "php&delphi" <[email protected]> > To: "NZ PHP Users Group" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 3:41 PM > Subject: [phpug] Re: Recommended fast track books & courses for PHP5 + > Framework > > > > the best place to study is google... > > On May 13, 4:03 pm, Phill Coxon <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi everyone. > > > > Would you please give me your recommendations for: > > > > 1) The best 1-3 books for learning PHP 5 and solid OO code? > > > > 2) PHP 5 online training courses & guides. > > > > I'm not yet ready to invest in the full Zend training just yet, so > > alternative lower cost suggestions would be appreciated, especially if > > they are home study rather than having to sit in on live webinars. > > > > This is both so I can upskill myself a bit (I'm quite rusty and never > > did much in the way of OO php) and also so that when I hire a junior PHP > > programmer in the near future I can set up an ongoing training program. > > > > Thank you! > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
