Embark on a practical journey of building dynamic sites aided by multiple projects that can be
easily adapted to real-world scenarios. This third edition will show you how to become a
confident PHP developer ready to take the next steps to being a Full Stack Developer and or
successful website or web application programmer. You won't be swamped with every detail of the
full PHP language up front - instead you'll be introduced to a small versatile subset of PHP
by learning to use it creatively to develop dynamic projects. You will see how to use variables
control structures functions and object-oriented programming. Secure programming techniques
are used throughout the book to demonstrate the proper way to defend against hackers. You will
learn how to plan and create MySQL MariaDB databases and access them using PHP. During this
process you will be introduced to data objects UI design concepts and design patterns.
Model-View-Controller (MVC) methodology will be used to keep a consistent logical design for
each project. Four main projects will be introduced: an image gallery a blogging system a
data management dashboard and an interactive game. Initially a general discussion of how
operating systems make programming easier more reliable and efficient will be provided. A
brief example will follow to demonstrate installation of the latest versions of Apache PHP
and MySQL MariaDB. Basic PHP logic will be used during the development of the first project an
image gallery. Once these concepts have been absorbed a further review of additional concepts
of PHP 8 will be discussed followed by an extensive blogging system will use MVC to reinforce
and introduce additional PHP techniques. You'll also discover the use of Google Charts to
create a data management dashboard. Finally you'll explore arrays in more depth by developing
logic for a checkers game. Along the way exercises and projects areprovided to reinforce what
has been learned. What You'll Learn Explore the basics of PHP syntax structures functions
modules and more Design and develop of interactive UIs Build dynamic UIs using SQL to access
MySQL MariaDB Databases Understand the development of secure and efficient Object-Oriented
classes and objects Apply the knowledge learned when creating four real-world PHP projects Who
This Book Is For Aspiring web developers and designers who are new to web development and or
PHP programmers who are new to PHP and even programming itself.
