# Any PHP 5 book recommendations

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**Created:** [February 13, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-php-5-book-recommendations/216098 "2007-02-13T19:46:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-php-5-book-recommendations/216098/1 "2007-02-13T19:46:15Z")

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Hello,

I am new to PHP but not programming. I want to learn PHP 5 and mySQL. I need to be proficient with writing code for specific instances of email tracking and website hits tracking. We do a lot of work for client specific targeted emails for seminar registration etc. and we need to track open rates, specific links and hits on a landing page, saving of form registration for repeat hits etc.

I’m thinking along the lines of 2 books, a good language book and a cookbook with the above info - but the cookbooks I have looked at cover very little about emails and tracking. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks!

Charles