Over on the Atlanta PHP Users Group website today, there's a (very) short review of the book "Web Database Applications with PHP and MySQL".

This is an excellent book for the moderately experienced programmer. I disagree that one does not need to have programming experience to read this book. This is not a book that teaches programming concepts, top-down design or even object orientation. True, one can gain some understanding, but I don't think this is the first book to pick up.

However, if someone is already familiar with other languages, this is the perfect book to learn PHP and MySQL. The wine store example that is performed throughout the book is an excellent way to showcase PHP and MySQL. Personally, I'm able to learn faster if I have a project to work on and to apply the language. This example served that purpose for me.

Once again, a great book, an easy read for programmers.

For more information on the book, you can check out the O'Reilly site for it, or just head over to your favorite retailer and pick up a copy on this recommendation...