PHP 7 Zend Certification Study Guide

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2. PHP Basics

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3. Functions

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   Pages 39-55

4. Strings and Patterns

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5. Arrays

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6. Object-Oriented PHP

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7. Security

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8. Data Formats and Types

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9. Input-Output

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10. Web Features

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11. Databases and SQL

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12. Error Handling

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13. Exercises

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14. Back Matter

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Improve your programming knowledge and become Zend Certified. This book closely follows the ZCE2017-PHP exam syllabus and adds important details that help candidates to prepare for the test. 


Zend Certification is an industry recognized standard for PHP engineers.  It is very difficult to pass the examination without extensive preparation.  Unlike other books on PHP, this book is very focused on reaching industry standards.The Zend examination syllabus is comprised of three focus areas and a number of additional topics. This book explains the structure of the examination and then addresses each of the topics for PHP 7.


A short quiz follows each chapter to help identify gaps in your knowledge. PHP 7 Zend Certification Study Guide also contains a practice test containing 70 questions from the entire syllabus to use when reviewing for your exams. The book provides original code examples throughout and every php featured is explained clearly with examples and uses an efficient way to describe the most important details of the particular feature. 



What You'll Learn

• Brush up your knowledge of PHP programming
  
• Explore new features of the PHP v7.1
  
• Build a secure configuration of your server
  
• Review strategies and tips to get Zend Certified
  

Who this Book Is For



Intermediate PHP programmers with two or three years of experience who are appearing for the Zend certification exams and programmers who are proficient in other languages, but want a quick reference book to dive into PHP.

• zce
• zend
• php
• php7.1
• zce2017
• certification
• web

• Grafham, United Kingdom

  Andrew Beak

Andrew Beak is a cloud software architect working for a leading IPTV tech company in Cambridge, UK. He has 7 years of experience with the PHP language, with more than half of that time being in senior roles.  During his time in the industry Beak has worked on applications for large financial institutions, dynamic startups, payment processors, as well as a slew of smaller web applications.

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