I found few interesting things in the book, general topics that is necessary for intermediate/new to php. I do not particularly agree with the word "advanced" however I do think this book should be one of the first to visit by web professionnal new in php.

I suppose it depends on your point of view. I picked PHP a couple of months ago (built on top of long experience in other languages) - and I wanted something with a bit of bite in it, and while there were somethings I found interesting, I don't know whether advanced is a really applicable.

If you're moving from, say, HTML development into PHP, I would actually recommend this. It covers a nice range of topics - certainly pointing you in the right direction for PHP development.

If you want a good solid reference for the best way to do particular 'advanced' applications - maybe not.

My copy was printed with the cover on the wrong side - so having to read it backwards made it tricky. But I'm left-handed, so I'm used to it.

You need this book just after understanding the basic concept of PHP, and start to apply it to a real website. How to connect to database(s); how to put in dynamic graphics; how to manage sessions like in e-commerce sites. Windows and Linux are included in discussion.
A real treasure for me.