PHPRiot has a post about the release of a new book from Quentin Zervaas (owner of the PHPRiot site) as published by APress - Practical Web 2.0 Applications with PHP.

Want to assert yourself as a cutting-edge PHP web developer? Take a practical approach, learning by example from author Quentin Zervaas, and discover how to bring together the many technologies needed to create a successful, modern web application.

The book covers the full life-cycle of an application - setting up the framework, using CSS, adding dynamic effects - and includes information on using the PHP/MySQL combo, Ajax and APIs to enhance your application.

Check out the APress description for more details.