Are there recommended PHP tutorials for beginners that cover newer MySQL commands and classes, including Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts?

One recommended PHP tutorial for beginners that covers newer MySQL commands and classes, including Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts, is the PHP MySQL Tutorial on w3schools.com. This tutorial provides step-by-step explanations and examples on how to interact with a MySQL database using PHP, including how to use PDO (PHP Data Objects) for database connections and prepared statements for secure querying.

<?php
// Establish a connection to the MySQL database using PDO
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "dbname";

try {
    $conn = new PDO("mysql:host=$servername;dbname=$dbname", $username, $password);
    $conn->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
    echo "Connected successfully";
} catch(PDOException $e) {
    echo "Connection failed: " . $e->getMessage();
}
?>