This pocket reference guide has been updated with the new PHP 7.0 release. It is a condensed, code-rich scripting and syntax handbook for the PHP scripting language. PHP 7 Quick Scripting Reference presents the essential PHP script in a well-organized format.

You won’t find any technical jargon, bloated samples, drawn out history lessons or witty stories in this book. What you will find is a Web scripting language reference that is concise, to the point and highly accessible. The book is packed with useful information and is a must-have for any PHP programmer or Web developer.

In it, you will find a concise reference to the PHP 7 scripting language syntax. It includes short, simple and focused code examples and a well laid out table of contents and a comprehensive index allowing easy review.

What you’ll learn

Discover what is new in PHP 7 and how to get started with it
Work with variables, operators, strings, arrays, conditionals, loops and other language constructs
Group and reuse code with functions, methods and namespaces
Use object-oriented features such as classes, inheritance, abstract classes and interfaces
Import files and retrieve user data
Make use of type declarations and type conversions
Test variables, create references and use overloading methods
Store user data with cookies and sessions
Deal with errors through error handling, exception handling and assertions

Who this book is for

Experienced PHP programmers and web developers, who may be new to PHP.

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Hammarland, Finland

Mikael Olsson

About the author

Mikael Olsson is a professional web entrepreneur, programmer, and author. He works for an R&D company in Finland where he specializes in software development. In his spare time he writes books and creates websites that summarize various fields of interest. The books he writes are focused on teaching their subject in the most efficient way possible, by explaining only what is relevant and practical without any unnecessary repetition or theory.

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Book Title: PHP 7 Quick Scripting Reference
Authors: Mikael Olsson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1922-5
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-1922-5Published: 17 May 2016
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XIX, 136
Number of Illustrations: 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Web Development, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems

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