Embark on a practical journey of building dynamic sites aided by multiple projects that can be easily adapted to real-world scenarios. This third edition will show you how to become a confident PHP developer, ready to take the next steps to being a Full Stack Developer and/or successful website or web application programmer.Β Β
YouΒ won't be swamped with every detail of the full PHP language up front β instead, youβll be introduced to a small, versatile subset of PHP by learning to use it creatively to develop dynamic projects. You will see how to use variables, control structures, functions, and object-oriented programming. Secure programming techniques are used throughout the book to demonstrate the proper way to defend against hackers. You will learn how to plan and create MySQL/MariaDB databases and access them using PHP.Β Β During this process, you will be introduced to data objects, UI design concepts, and design patterns.Β Model-View-Controller (MVC) methodology will be used to keep a consistent logical design for each project.Β
Four main projects will be introduced:Β an image gallery, a blogging system, a data management dashboard, and an interactive game. Initially, a general discussion of how operating systems make programming easier, more reliable, and efficient will be provided. A brief example will follow to demonstrate installation of the latest versions of Apache, PHP, and MySQL/MariaDB. Basic PHP logic will be used during the development of the first project, an image gallery. Once these concepts have been absorbed, a further review of additional concepts of PHP 8 will be discussed, followed by an extensive blogging system will use MVC to reinforce and introduce additional PHP techniques. Youβll also discover the use of Google Charts to create a data management dashboard. Finally, youβll explore arrays in more depth by developing logic for a checkers game. Along the way, exercises and projects are provided to reinforce what has been learned.Β
What You'll Learn
- Explore the basics of PHP syntax, structures, functions, modules and more
- Design and develop of interactive UIs
- Build dynamic UIs using SQL to access MySQL/MariaDB Databases
- Understand the development of secure and efficient Object-Oriented classes and objects
Apply the knowledge learned when creating four real-world PHP projects
Who This Book Is ForΒ
Aspiring web developers and designers who are new to web development and/or PHP; programmers who are new to PHP and even programming itself.