PHP 8 Basics. For Programming and Web Development

Table of Contents
About the Authors
About the Contributor
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Getting Started
	Why Use PHP?
	Using PHP
	Why PHP, Ngnix, and MySQL?
	Installing Docker
		Windows
		Mac OS
		Linux
	Installing Docker-Compose
		The Development Environment
	Summary
Chapter 2: PHP Fundamentals
	Variables
	Using Errors As Tools
	Objects
	Verbs: GET and POST
	Summary
Chapter 3: Functions, Classes, and Traits
	OOP
		Reviewing Class Definitions
		Class Visibility
			Public
			Protected
			Private
	A Closer Look at Class Inheritance
	Polymorphism and Abstract Classes
		Constants
		Constructs
		Traits
		Namespaces
	Summary
Chapter 4: Data and Data Types
	PHP Data Types
	PHP Data Types: Scalar Types
	Boolean
	Integer
	Float
	String
	PHP String Functions
		substr()
		strlen()
		str_replace()
		trim()
		strpos()
		strtolower()
		strtoupper()
		is_string()
		strstr()
	PHP Data Types: Compound Types
	Array
	Object
	PHP Data Types: Special Types
	NULL
	resource
	Summary
Chapter 5: Form Data
	PHP POST Form
	PHP GET Form
	Summary
Chapter 6: Arrays
	PHP Indexed and Associative Arrays
	PHP Multidimensional Arrays
	PHP Array Functions
		array_change_key_case
		array_chunk
		array_column
		array_combine
		array_count_values
		array_diff_assoc
		array_diff_key
		array_diff_uassoc
		array_diff_ukey
		array_diff
		array_fill_keys
		array_fill
		array_filter
		array_flip
		array_intersect_assoc
		array_intersect_key
		array_intersect_uassoc
		array_intersect_ukey
		array_intersect
		array_is_list
		array_key_exists
		array_key_first
		array_key_last
		array_keys
		array_map
		array_merge_recursive
		array_merge
		array_multisort
		array_pad
		array_pop
		array_product
		array_push
		array_rand
		array_reduce
		array_replace_recursive
		array_replace
		array_reverse
		array_search
		array_shift
		array_slice
		array_splice
		array_sum
		array_udiff_assoc
		array_udiff_uassoc
		array_udiff
		array_uintersect_assoc
		array_uintersect_uassoc
		array_uintersect
		array_unique
		array_unshift
		array_values
		array_walk_recursive
		array_walk
		array
		arsort
		assort
		compact
		count
		current
		each
		end
		extract
		in_array
		key_exists
		key
		krsort
		ksort
		list
		natcasesort
		natsort
		next
		prev
		range
		reset
		rsort
		shuffle
		sizeof
		sort
		uasort
		uksort
		usort
	Summary
Chapter 7: Sessions and Cookies
	PHP Sessions
	PHP Cookies
	Summary
Chapter 8: Objects
	Output
	Summary
Chapter 9: PHP Exceptions, Validation, and Regular Expressions
	PHP Exceptions
	PHP Form Validation
	PHP Regular Expressions
		Regular Expressions Modifiers
		Regular Expression Metacharacters
		Regular Expression Square Brackets
		Regular Expression Quantifiers
		Regular Expression Functions
	Summary
Chapter 10: PHP and MySQL Working Together
	PHP Communication with MySQL
		PHP Communication with the MySQLi Method
		PHP Communication with the PDO Method
	MySQLi Advantages
	PDO Advantages
	PHP Connection to a Database
	Summary
Chapter 11: Data
	Planning for a New Database
	Creation of a New Database
	Summary
Chapter 12: Website with a DB
	Summary
Chapter 13: Introduction to Frameworks
	Introduction to Frameworks
	Pros and Cons of Frameworks
		Pros of Using Frameworks
		Cons of Using Frameworks
	MVC Pattern
	Different Layers of a Framework
	Different Types of Frameworks
		Role of Composer
	Introduction of PHP Standard Recommendation (PSR)
	PHP Frameworks
		Choosing a Framework
	Summary
Chapter 14: Introduction to Laravel
	Introduction to Laravel
	Installing Laravel
	Database Setup and Configuration
		Database Migrations
		Controller Route
	Registration View Form
		Storing User Data in a Database
	Summary
Chapter 15: Introduction to Symfony
	Introduction to Symfony
	Installing Symfony
		Creating a Symfony Application
			Anatomy of a Basic Symfony Application
	Summary
Chapter 16: A Basic Symfony Application
	Creating a New Symfony Project
	Database Setup and Configuration
	Controller Route
	Registration View Form
	Storing User Data in a Database
	Summary
Index