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From First Script to Full Website--Fast!

Tired of cobbling together PHP solutions from scattered online tutorials? Frustrated by outdated PHP practices that leave your code vulnerable and hard to maintain? Whether you're building your first dynamic website or modernizing legacy systems, PHP Crash Course gives you a complete, practical foundation for writing professional web applications.

In this comprehensive, example-driven guide, you'll learn how to:

Write clean, maintainable PHP code using modern language features and best practices
Build secure web applications that protect against common vulnerabilities
Master database integration using PDO and object-relational mappings (ORMs)
Implement professional features like shopping carts and user authentication
Structure applications using object-oriented programming and model-view-controller (MVC) patterns
Leverage powerful tools like Composer and Twig to accelerate development

Starting with PHP fundamentals, you'll progress through six carefully crafted sections covering essential patterns, security best practices, database integration, and advanced concepts like object-oriented programming. Each chapter builds on real-world examples, giving you the skills to solve common development challenges.

Whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced developer looking to modernize your PHP skills, PHP Crash Course gives you everything you need to build professional, dynamic websites with confidence.

Includes setup instructions for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and configuration details for Replit, the free online development environment.

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Title PHP Crash Course: The Complete, Modern, Hands-On Guide
Author Matt Smith
Binding Paperback
Pages 728
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher No Starch Press
Publication date 2025-01-21
Illustrated Yes
Features Illustrated, Index
ISBN 9781718502529 / 1718502524
Weight 3 lbs (1.36 kg)
Dimensions 9.2 x 7 x 1.9 in (23.37 x 17.78 x 4.83 cm)
Reading level 1230
Category Computers - Languages / Programming
Library of Congress subjects PHP (Computer program language), Computer programming
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2024028603
Dewey Decimal Code 005.133

About the author

Dr. Matt Smith is a senior lecturer in computing at Technological University Dublin, specializing in web applications and immersive technologies. With over 30 years of teaching experience and degrees from the University of Huddersfield (BA), the University of Aberdeen (MSc), and the Open University (PhD), he has been at the forefront of PHP-based web development education since the mid-2000s.

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Paperback / softback. New. PHP Crash Course takes you from beginner to professional PHP programming, through hundreds of in-depth examples and hands-on exercises. You'll explore best practices for developing fast, secure, and easy-to-maintain websites, while establishing a broad foundation of programming knowledge and experience. You'll also learn how to create consistent, modern-looking web pages with easily customizable templates by combining dynamic PHP scripts, static HTML code, and Bootstrap styling; how to write scripts that can communicate with MySQL to enable data-rich web apps; and how to implement best-practice website security. As you follow along, you'll learn real-life patterns and modern programming techniques for creating, extending, and modifying web applications, all using the powerful PHP language.

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