Overview
- Teaches you the basics of PHP web site development with object oriented programming techniques
- Includes three PHP projects to help reinforce what you learn
- Integrates the newest version of PHP, version 8
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Back Matter
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About this book
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.
You won't be swamped with every detail of the full PHP language up front – instead, you’ll 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. During this process, you will be introduced to data objects, UI design concepts, and design patterns. Model-View-Controller (MVC) methodology will be used to keep a consistent logical design for each project.
Four main projects will be introduced: 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. You’ll also discover the use of Google Charts to create a data management dashboard. Finally, you’ll explore arrays in more depth by developing logic for a checkers game. Along the way, exercises and projects areprovided to reinforce what has been learned.
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 For
Aspiring web developers and designers who are new to web development and/or PHP; programmers who are new to PHP and even programming itself.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Thomas Blom Hansen has extensive experience teaching web programming in the Digital section of the Copenhagen School of Design and Technology. When he is not teaching, you can find Thomas fly-fishing for sea-run brown trout in the coastal waters around Denmark or possibly hiking some wilderness area in southern Scandinavia. Thomas lives in a small village with his wife, three kids, too few fly rods, and a lightweight camping hammock
Steve Prettyman is a college instructor on PHP programming, web development, and related technologies. He is and has been a practicing web developer and is a book author. He has authored several books on PHP including Learn PHP 7 and PHP Arrays for Apress.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: PHP 8 for Absolute Beginners
Book Subtitle: Basic Website and Web Application Development
Authors: Jason Lengstorf, Thomas Blom Hansen, Steve Prettyman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8205-2
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Jason Lengstorf, Thomas Blom Hansen, Steve Prettyman 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-8204-5Published: 29 September 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-8205-2Published: 28 September 2022
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XX, 429
Number of Illustrations: 91 b/w illustrations
Topics: Web Development, Professional Computing, Computer Science, general