title: Is there a book on php for socket programming?
body: <p>I already have some experience with Java and a bit with C/C++, I'd like to learn PHP now. I want to make some applications with sockets, which I already understand a bit of. However, it seems most books focus on PHP for web development, whereas I'm more interested in it as a general purpose programming language.</p>
  
  <p>Am I "<em>doing it wrong</em>" or is PHP viable as am I hoping it to be? if it is, are there any good books on the subject?</p>