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PHP Programming in Examples and Exercises

Alexey Vasiliev

  • Programming
  • PHP

A PHP textbook from syntax basics to object-oriented programming. Each topic is covered with code examples and explanations, with exercises for self-testing at the end of the chapters.

Key ideas

  1. PHP forgives a lot, so you have to keep discipline in types and checks yourself.
  2. An array in PHP is a universal structure: a list, a dictionary and a stack in one.
  3. Classes, interfaces and namespaces make a large codebase manageable.
  4. An example followed right away by an exercise is the best way to cement syntax.

How I apply it

My WordPress projects run on PHP. My main language now is Python, and the book helps me quickly get back to PHP when supporting and improving older sites.

Where and how I applied it

  • Demo · WordPress and WooCommerce · runs in the browser

    WordPress coffee store

    A WooCommerce shop with its own block theme and storefront plugin on PHP 8.3.

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