Make your websites more dynamic by adding a feedback form, creating a
private area where members can upload images that are automatically
resized, or storing all your content in a database. David Powers has
updated his definitive book to incorporate the latest techniques and
changes to PHP with the arrival of PHP 8. New features include named
attributes, constructor property promotion, the stricter and more
concise match expression, union types, and more.
The problem is, you're not a programmer and the thought of writing code
sends a chill up your spine. Or maybe you've dabbled a bit in PHP and
MySQL, but you can't get past baby steps. If this describes you, then
you've just found the right book. PHP powers four out of every five
websites that use a server-side language. In combination with the MySQL
database it's ideal for creating dynamic websites. PHP and MySQL are
free, easy to use, and provided by many web hosting companies in their
standard packages. This book also covers MariaDB, a seamless replacement
for MySQL that has been adopted on many web servers.
Unfortunately, most PHP books either expect you to be an expert already
or force you to go through endless exercises of little practical value.
In contrast, this book gives you real value right away through a series
of practical examples that you can incorporate directly into your sites,
optimizing performance and adding functionality such as file uploading,
email feedback forms, image galleries, content management systems, and
much more. Each solution is created with not only functionality in mind,
but also visual design.
But this book doesn't just provide a collection of ready-made scripts:
each PHP solution builds on what's gone before, teaching you the basics
of PHP and database design quickly and painlessly. You'll learn how to
optimize your code using object-oriented programming (OOP) techniques.
By the end of the book, you'll have the confidence to start writing your
own scripts or--if you prefer to leave that task to others--to adapt
existing scripts to your own requirements. Right from the start, you're
shown how easy it is to protect your sites by adopting secure coding
practices.
What You Will Learn
- Design and build dynamic PHP-based web sites and applications
- Get started right away through practical examples that you can reuse
- Incorporate PHP 8 elements including named attributes, constructor
property promotion, and union types
- Understand the subtle, but important differences between switch and
match
- Work with the latest PHP 8 techniques, innovations, and best practices
Who This Book Is For
Readers should ideally have some prior exposure to web development using
PHP.
