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  • Documentation in Russian:
  • English documentation.
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    • Documentation in Russian:
    Translation of official documents - http://www.php.net/manual/ru/
    It not yet translated, but nevertheless, this link can be recommended as a substitute for the official English-language mana. That translated - will be in Russian. Do not be translated as a replica of English.
    Download the full version of the documentation in various formats (including - in a very convenient .chm) here: http://www.php.net/download-docs.php
    Translation is done volunteer hands, which, as always, is not enough. If you want to help this noble cause, and feel powerless, then write (in English please), to the mailing list at [email protected], as well as to this address will be gratefully accepted report inaccuracies in translation.

    Convenient: Quick access to the description of the functions of the online documentation may be obtained by typing in the browser address www.php.net/имя_функции

    There is a full Russian translation of documents from version 4.2 from a certain Alexander pyrimidine.
    Machine Translation, but nevertheless - it is quite readable. Monstrous is outdated.
    use this translation can only be as a last resort!
    Only if the desired site of official documentation is not translated, and in English, even with a translator - of any tooth foot.
    Online, on PHPClub-e, without banners: http://phpclub.ru/manrus/
    chm-version: http://web.php.net.ua/download?what=php4

    English documentation.
    The latest and most correct:
    Online, with user comments: http://www.php.net/manual/en/
    Very convenient to have all documents in a single file with a quick search. Such documentation is, in windows help format (.chm):
    http://www.php.net/distributions/manual/php_manual_en.chm
    An expanded version of the documentation in .chm format, with a very valuable commentary members constantly updated on this website
    http://weblabor.hu/php-doc-chm

    Books, magazines

    PHP. Collection of recipes. Perevod the best books on PHP.
    Unique book. Meeting specific answers to specific questions. How to date add up, subtract, format. As with strings work with the files to the database. If we compare the books on the amount of water in them, it will be the Sahara desert. The book is divided into 20 chapters, each chapter is divided into sections of the form: problem - solution - an explanation.
    A bit outdated in terms of what php strongly gone forward - XML, error handling. However, it remains unmatched in the basic fundamentals of the language. It can be used as a guide to solve specific problems, and as a textbook.


    Koterov D. Kostarev A., "of PHP5 in the script."
    The second edition of the famous book D.Koterova. It has nothing to do with the first. This is not recycled, it is a brand new book. Unique in that it is suitable for both beginner and professional - it outlines all aspects of programming with PHP. Unlike all other skorospelok for "PHP5", published before the release of the fifth version of itself, the book is really written on the material version 5 release.

    If you just do not have money for books, you can read a very old textbook D.Gilmora "PHP - Training Course": http://phpfaq.ru/txt/gilmor

    The first Russian-language online journal on the PHP - PHPinside.RU

    Collection of extremely useful information on avtora PHP: www.lerdorf.com/tips.pdf (in English)

    Documentation and books on MySQL
    For the latest version of the official documentation for your version of MySQL can be found at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/
    Previously, there was also a Russian translation for version 4.0, but because it is obsolete and is not supported, it was removed from the site. View it on can be reached at http://www.mysql.ru/docs/man
    Book M.Grabera Introduction to the SQL http://www.mysql.ru/docs/gruber/