How to learn Linux Administration By an Amazon.com customer | |
 | Run Your Own Web Server Using Linux & Apache by Tony Steidler-Dennison Buy new: $26.23 / Used from: $5.99 Good overall place to start. |
 | Linux Administration Handbook (2nd Edition) by Evi Nemeth Buy new: $39.51 / Used from: $18.87 Cornerstone in Linux Administration - Must Have! |
 | Linux Sendmail Administration (Craig Hunt Linux Library) by Craig Hunt Buy new: $33.48 / Used from: $2.30 This book should be easier to follow than O'Reilly's Bat Book. The Bat Book is good but confusing. However, I prefer Postix for email. |
 | The Book of Postfix: State-of-the-Art Message Transport by Ralf Hildebrandt Buy used from: $38.22 The wonderful alternative to Sendmail and Qmail. I prefer postfix because of its speed and power. Comes with Fedora/Redhat so go for it! Also, the online support group is the best, awsome! |
 | Samba-3 by Example: Practical Exercises to Successful Deployment by John H. Terpstra Buy used from: $0.01 Samba allows you to use a Linux server for windows workstations with seamless windows access while avoiding Microsoft's Licensing, daily reboots and crashes. |
 | Hardening Linux by James Turnbull Buy new: $29.84 / Used from: $14.99 Now that you understand Linux and the servers are running. Lock them down. You will get attacked so be ready. I said you Will, not you may but its fun to fight the bad guys. |
 | Linux NFS and Automounter Administration (Craig Hunt Linux Library) by Erez Zadok Buy used from: $0.48 If your users need to manage and access files accross networks. |
 | DNS and BIND, Fourth Edition by Paul Albitz Buy used from: $0.01 O'Reilly's DNS book is better than Hunt's. DNS is a program that points domain names to ip addresses and vice versa. This book has more than you need to know about DNS. |
 | Linux Desk Reference (Open Source Technology Series) by Scott Hawkins Buy used from: $0.15 This is your Linux "Reference/Command Line Dictionary" You must have this book. It should be easier than O'Reilly's Desktop Reference which is good but too dry for me. |
 | Linux Shells by Example (with CD-ROM) by Ellie Quigley Buy used from: $6.29 This is your 1st Guru book. You must learn the magic wands of Linux; shell programming, grep, sed and awk. Learn to type one line of code as opposed to a 30 line Perl Script. |
 | Unix Power Tools, Third Edition by Shelley Powers Buy new: $46.32 / Used from: $19.50 After you understand how to run Linux this book will help you to become more efficient at the command line with lots of tips and tricks. |
 | The Definitive Guide to Linux Network Programming (Expert's Voice) by Nathan Yocom Buy new: $30.06 / Used from: $20.00 Book has great reviews. |
 | Absolute Beginner's Guide to C (2nd Edition) by Greg Perry Buy new: $22.47 / Used from: $5.36 Learn to program with C, which is what Unix/Linux is written in. This book will give you a good foundation for PHP or any other language. |
 | C Programming by Larry Ullman Buy used from: $13.50 Look for this book, coming soon! Should be a good one for beginners. |
 | HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS, Fifth Edition by Elizabeth Castro Buy used from: $0.09 You have to learn XHTML and CSS before you start PHP. |
 | PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide by Larry Ullman Buy used from: $0.01 PHP will eventually take the place of Perl scripts on Linux and C++ for GUI's. This is the best beginners programming book I've ever read. Just as good as Perry's C book. |
 | Beginning PHP 5 and MySQL: From Novice to Professional by W. Jason Gilmore Buy new: $32.57 / Used from: $0.97 This book has great reviews. |
 | PHP and MySQL Web Development, Second Edition by Luke Welling Buy used from: $0.50 One of the most popular PHP books ever. Not for beginners. |
 | The PHP Anthology: Object Oriented PHP Solution, Volume 1 by Harry Fuecks Buy used from: $0.15 After you learn the basics... PHP Anthology will help you become an expert. Practical and powerful infomation from the trenches! |
 | The PHP Anthology, Volume II: Applications by Harry Fuecks Buy used from: $0.01 Vol 2 - PHP Anthology will help you become an expert. Great info on Object Oriented Programming and how to tune php! |
 | Advanced PHP Programming by George Schlossnagle Buy new: $37.52 / Used from: $9.97 This will help you develop a professional style with teplates and "Object Oriented Programming" techniques. |
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