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McGraw-Hill no longer actively prints this specific edition. The last major update was for PHP 5.3/5.4. Since physical copies are scarce or expensive second-hand, developers turn to digital.

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These are more up-to-date than any 2008 PDF. McGraw-Hill no longer actively prints this specific edition

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