PHP in Action: Modern Software Practices for PHP - Softcover

Reiersol, Dagfinn

 
9781932394757: PHP in Action: Modern Software Practices for PHP

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

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About the Authors

Dagfinn Reiersol has been designing and developing web applications, web content mining software, web programming tools, and text analysis programs, mostly in PHP, since 1997. He also has a long history as a technical writer of software manuals. He lives in Oslo, Norway.



Dagfinn Reiersol has been designing and developing web applications, web content mining software, web programming tools, and text analysis programs, mostly in PHP, since 1997. He also has a long history as a technical writer of software manuals. He lives in Oslo, Norway.

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