If you want to get started with PHP, the This book is essential. Author David Sklar (PHP Cookbook) guides you through aspects of the language-need to build dynamic Server-side website S. By exploring features of PHP 5.x and the exciting enhancements in the latest release, PHP 7, you'll learn how to work W ITH Web servers, browsers, databases, and Web services. End-of-chapter exercises help to make the lessons stick.
Whether you ' re a hobbyist looking to build dynamic websites, a frontend developer ready-to-add server-side programs, or an Experienced programmer who wants-get up-to-speed with this language, this gentle introduction also covers aspects of M Odern PHP, such as internationalization, usingphp from the command line, and package management.
- Learn how PHP interacts with browsers and servers
- Understand data types, variables, logic, looping, and other language basics
- Explore How to use arrays, functions, and objects
- Build and Validate Web Forms
- Work with databases and session management
- Access APIs to interact with Web services and other websites
- Jumpstart your project with popular PHP Web application frameworks
