Use new features of PHP 7 to solve practical, real-world problems faced by PHP developers like yourself every day
PHP is a great language for developing web applications. It is essentially a server-side scripting language. PHP 7 is the latest version, providing major backward-compatibility breaks and focusing on improved performance and speed.
This course follows a learning path which is divided into three modules. Each module is a mini course in its own right, taking your basic PHP programing skills to the next level by showing you intermediate to advanced PHP techniques with a focus on PHP 7. This way, get you equipped with the tools and skills required to develop professional and efficient applications for your websites and enterprises.
The first module of the book is a programming cookbook that consists over 80 recipes! Each recipe is designed to solve practical, real-world problems faced by PHP developers like yourself every day. This course also covers new ways of writing PHP code made possible only in version 7.
The second module of the course is designed to improve the performance and productivity of your application. We’ll introduce you to the concepts of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in PHP 7, then shed some light on how to improve the performance of your PHP 7 applications and database. Throughout this module you will be introduced to benchmarking tools.
With all important concepts of PHP covered up you will move on to third module. In this module you will gain a deep insight into the modular programming paradigm and how to achieve modularity in your PHP code. Modular design techniques help you build readable, manageable, reusable, and more efficient codes. PHP 7, which is a popular open source scripting language, is used to build modular functions for your software.
Module 1: PHP 7 Programming Cookbook
Chapter 1: Building a Foundation
Chapter 2: Using PHP 7 High Performance Features
Chapter 3: Working with PHP Functions
Chapter 4: Working with PHP Object-Oriented Programming
Chapter 5: Interacting with a Database
Chapter 6: Building Scalable Websites
Chapter 7: Accessing Web Services
Chapter 8: Working with Date/Time and International Aspects
Chapter 9: Developing Middleware
Chapter 10: Looking at Advanced Algorithms
Chapter 11: Implementing Software Design Patterns
Chapter 12: Improving Web Security
Chapter 13: Best Practices, Testing, and Debugging
Chapter 14: Defining PSR-7 Classes
Module 2: Learning PHP 7 High Performance
Chapter 1: Setting Up the Environment
Chapter 2: New Features in PHP 7
Chapter 3: Improving PHP 7 Application Performance
Chapter 4: Improving Database Performance
Chapter 5: Debugging and Profiling
Chapter 6: Stress/Load Testing PHP Applications
Chapter 7: Best Practices in PHP Programming
Appendix A: Tools to Make Life Easy
Appendix B: MVC and Frameworks
Module 3: Modular Programming with PHP 7
Chapter 1: Ecosystem Overview
Chapter 2: GoF Design Patterns
Chapter 3: SOLID Design Principles
Chapter 4: Requirement Specification for a Modular Web Shop App
Chapter 5: Symfony at a Glance
Chapter 6: Building the Core Module
Chapter 7: Building the Catalog Module
Chapter 8: Building the Customer Module
Chapter 9: Building the Payment Module
Chapter 10: Building the Shipment Module
Chapter 11: Building the Sales Module
Chapter 12: Integrating and Distributing Modules
