Books that all /prog/riders should read

Siddhartha by Herman Hesse

It's about a man trying to find satori. While I don't agree with Buddhism, it can be a very thought provoking novel, as long as you remove the religious connotations. It's really helped me become a better programmer by removing the things in life that get in the way of my work.

All in all, as long as you are careful PHP is a great web development tool due to its versatility and ease of use. One final note is that because it is an open source product, it is included in many famous ‘free’ web development kits such as L.A.M.P. This includes Linux, Apache, MySql and PHP. All the things you need to develop and host your website, all are free and open source.