PHP Reference Beginner to Intermediate PHP 5
This is an excellent book written by Mario Lurig. A collection of over 250 PHP functions with clear explanations in language anyone can understand, followed with as many examples as it takes to understand what the function does and how it works. This book includes numerous additional tips, the basics of PHP, MySQL query examples, regular expressions syntax, and two indexes to help you find information faster.
Author(s): Mario Lurig
163 Pages 
PHP is a scripting language designed to fill the gap between SSI and Perl, intended for the Web environment. Its principal application is the implementation of Web pages having dynamic content. Topics covered includes: Beginning with Hello World, Nuts and Bolts, Commenting and Style,Comparison operators, Arrays, Control structures, Functions, Files, Images, Mailing, Cookies, Sessions, Databases and Regular expressions.
Author(s): Wikibooks.org
NA Pages
This book covers the following topics: PHP 5 Basic Language, PHP 5 OO Language, PHP 5 Advanced OOP and Design Patterns, Write a Web Application with PHP, Databases with PHP 5, Error Handling, XML with PHP 5, Mainstream Extensions, Using PEAR, Important PEAR Packages, Building PEAR Components, Introduction to Writing PHP Extensions, PHP Shell Scripting.
Author(s): Andi Gutmans, Stig Saether Bakken and Derick Rethans
720 Pages
