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A New, Interactive Approach to Learning PHP

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The PHP Workshop

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This is the repository for The PHP Workshop, published by Packt. It contains all the supporting project files necessary to work through the course from start to finish.

Requirements and Setup

The PHP Workshop

To get started with the project files, you'll need to:

  1. Install PHP on Windows
  2. MySQL Workbench on Windows
  3. Installing Composer on Ubuntu/Mac, Windows

About The PHP Workshop

Filled with practical examples, The PHP Workshop will get you up to speed with the key aspects of PHP that you need to become a confident web developer. Following a hands-on approach, you'll build the knowledge and skills required to create your own dynamic websites

What you will learn

  • Set up a development environment and write your first PHP scripts
  • Use inheritance, encapsulation, polymorphism and other OOP concepts
  • Use HTTP and understand the request-response cycle of an application
  • Perform file operations and interact with external databases
  • Deal with application errors and handle exceptions
  • Use third-party libraries and manage dependencies
  • Connect your application to web services to allow for data exchange

Related Workshops

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