Mastering PHP 7: Design, configure, build, and test professional web applications

Effective, readable, and robust codes in PHP

Key Features

• Leverage the newest tools available in PHP 7 to build scalable applications
• Embrace serverless architecture and the reactive programming paradigm, which are the latest additions to the PHP ecosystem
• Explore dependency injection and implement design patterns to write elegant code

Book Description

PHP is a server-side scripting language that is widely used for web development. With this book, you will get a deep understanding of the advanced programming concepts in PHP and how to apply it practically

The book starts by unveiling the new features of PHP 7 and walks you through several important standards set by PHP Framework Interop Group (PHP-FIG). You'll see, in detail, the working of all magic methods, and the importance of effective PHP OOP concepts, which will enable you to write effective PHP code. You will find out how to implement design patterns and resolve dependencies to make your code base more elegant and readable. You will also build web services alongside microservices architecture, interact with databases, and work around third-party packages to enrich applications. This book delves into the details of PHP performance optimization. You will learn about serverless architecture and the reactive programming paradigm that found its way in the PHP ecosystem. The book also explores the best ways of testing your code, debugging, tracing, profiling, and deploying your PHP application.

By the end of the book, you will be able to create readable, reliable, and robust applications in PHP to meet modern day requirements in the software industry.

What you will learn

• Grasp the current state of PHP language and the PHP standards
• Effectively implement logging and error handling during development
• Build services through SOAP and REST and Apache Trift
• Get to know the benefits of serverless architecture
• Understand the basic principles of reactive programming to write asynchronous code
• Practically implement several important design patterns
• Write efficient code by executing dependency injection
• See the working of all magic methods
• Handle the command-line area tools and processes
• Control the development process with proper debugging and profiling

Who This Book Is For

This book is for intermediate level developers who want to become a master of PHP. Basic knowledge of PHP is required across areas such as basic syntax, types, variables, constants, expressions, operators, control structures, and functions.

Table of Contents

1. The All New PHP
2. Embracing Standards
3. Error Handling and Logging
4. Magic Behind Magic Methods
5. The Realm of CLI
6. Prominent OOP Features
7. Optimizing for High Performance
8. Going Serverless
9. Reactive Programming
10. Common Design Patterns
11. Building Services
12. Working with Databases
13. Resolving Dependencies
14. Working with Packages
15. Testing the Important Bits
16. Debugging, Tracing, and Profiling
17. Hosting, Provisioning, and Deployment