Reflect that PHP 7 is now here, add a book

- update/tidy references to version numbers
- think "Modern PHP" should be on the list (I didn't write it, so can suggest without any bias)
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## Books {#books_title}
There are a lot of books around for PHP but some are sadly now quite old and no longer contain accurate information.
There are even books published for "PHP 6" which does not exist, and will not now ever exist. The next major version of
PHP will be named "PHP 7" because of those books.
There are many PHP books; sadly some are now quite old and no longer accurate. In particular, avoid books on "PHP 6", a version that will now never exist. The next major release of PHP after 5.6 was "PHP 7", [partly because of this](https://wiki.php.net/rfc/php6).
This section aims to be a living document for recommended books on PHP development in general. If you would like your
book to be added, send a PR and it will be reviewed for relevancy.
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* [Build APIs You Won't Hate](https://apisyouwonthate.com/) - Everyone and their dog wants an API,
so you should probably learn how to build them.
* [Modern PHP](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920033868.do) - covers modern PHP features, best practices, testing, tuning, deployment and setting up a dev environment.
* [Building Secure PHP Apps](https://leanpub.com/buildingsecurephpapps) - Learn the security basics that a senior
developer usually acquires over years of experience, all condensed down into one quick and easy handbook
* [Modernizing Legacy Applications In PHP](https://leanpub.com/mlaphp) - Get your code under control in a series of