Overview
A unique book on PHP focusing on functions outside of web development
Learn how to build all kinds of apps or applications found in the maker movement, mobile and more
PHP is widely popular scripting language
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Use your existing web-based PHP skills to write all types of software: CLI scripts, desktop software, network servers, and more. This book gives you the tools, techniques, and background necessary to write just about any type of software you can think of, using the PHP you know.
PHP Beyond the Web shows you how to take your knowledge of PHP development for the web and utilise it with a much wider range of software systems. Enjoy the benefits of PHP after reading this book: save money by redeploying existing skills, not learning new ones; save time and increase productivity by using a high-level language; and make money by providing your clients a full-stack service (not just websites).
PHP is no longer just a great scripting language for websites, it's now a powerful general-purpose programming language. Expand your use of PHP into your back-end systems, server software, data processing services, desktop interfaces, and more.
What You'll Learn
- Write interactive shell scripts
- Work with system daemons
- Write desktop software
- Build network servers
- Interface with electronics using PHP and the Raspberry Pi
- Manage performance, deployment, licensing, and system interaction
- Discover the software tools for development and get other great sources of technical information and help
Who This Book Is For
Experienced PHP programmers or experienced programmers interested in leveraging PHP outside the web development context.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Having had a varied career working in industries from coffee to condoms, as well as doing freelance software development, Rob is now a “Database Programmer” at the University of Oxford working in healthcare related data analysis. He uses PHP almost exclusively now, out of choice.
When he's not working or writing books, he spends time with his wife, three young children, and most importantly his cat.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: PHP Beyond the Web
Authors: Rob Aley
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2481-6
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books
Copyright Information: Rob Aley 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-2480-9Published: 16 December 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-2481-6Published: 15 December 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 206
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters, Programming Techniques, Web Development