PHP 8 for Absolute Beginners

Zusatztext

<p>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.  </p><p>You won't be swamped with every detail of the full PHP language up front instead, youll 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. </p><p>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. Youll also discover the use of Google Charts to create a data management dashboard. Finally, youll 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. </p><p>What You'll Learn</p><ul><li>Explore the basics of PHP syntax, structures, functions, modules and more</li><li>Design and develop of interactive UIs</li><li>Build dynamic UIs using SQL to access MySQL/MariaDB Databases</li><li>Understand the development of secure and efficient Object-Oriented classes and objects</li> Apply the knowledge learned when creating four real-world PHP projects</ul><p><b>Who This Book Is For</b> </p><p>Aspiring web developers and designers who are new to web development and/or PHP; programmers who are new to PHP and even programming itself.</p>

Autorenportrait

<div><b>Jason Lengstorf</b> is a turbogeek from Portland, OR. He started building websites in his late teens when his band couldn t afford to pay someone to do it, and he continued building websites after he realized his band wasn t actually very good. He s been a full-time freelance web developer since 2007, and expanded his business under the name Copter Labs, which is now a distributed freelance collective, keeping about 10 freelancers worldwide busy. He is also the author of PHP for Absolute Beginners and Pro PHP and jQuery.</div><div> </div><div><b>Thomas Blom Hansen</b> 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</div><div> </div><div><b>Steve Prettyman</b> 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.</div>

Weitere Details