PHP in Action: Modern Software Practices for PHP - Softcover

Reiersol, Dagfinn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932394753 ISBN 13: 9781932394757

Publisher: Manning Publications, 2007

Synopsis

To keep programming productive and enjoyable, state-of-the-art practices and principles are essential. Object-oriented programming and design help manage complexity by keeping components cleanly separated. Unit testing helps prevent endless, exhausting debugging sessions. Refactoring keeps code supple and readable. PHP offers all this-and more.

PHP in Action shows you how to apply PHP techniques and principles to all the most common challenges of web programming, including:

• Web presentation and templates
• User interaction including the Model-View-Contoller architecture
• Input validation and form handling
• Database connection and querying and abstraction
• Object persistence

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About this title

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PHP in Action This book shows readers how to apply PHP techniques and principles to all themost common challenges of Web programming. Full description

Synopsis:

HIGHLIGHTS This book takes on the most important challenges of web programming in PHP 5 using state-of-the art programming and software design techniques including unit testing, refactoring and design patterns. It provides essential skills for developing or maintaining complex to moderately complex PHP web applications. DESCRIPTION To keep programming productive and enjoyable, state-of-the-art practices and principles are essential. Object-oriented programming and design help manage complexity by keeping components cleanly separated. Unit testing helps prevent endless, exhausting debugging sessions. Refactoring keeps code supple and readable. PHP offers all this - and more.This book shows you how to apply PHP techniques and principles to all the most common challenges of web programming, including: Web presentation and templates User interaction including the Model-View-Contoller architecture Input validation and form handling Database connection and querying and abstraction Object persistence KEY POINTS Explains to PHP programmers software engineering principles of design and architecture of web programming How to refactor / redesign / restructure legacy applications Improve existing code incrementally and under time constraints How to use automated testing How to keep web applications secure Rich in interesting and useful examples

About this edition

• Publisher: Manning Publications
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1932394753
• ISBN 13: 9781932394757
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 600