PHP Cookbook: Modern Code Solutions for Professional Developers

by Eric Mann

If you're a PHP developer looking for proven solutions to common problems, this cookbook provides code recipes to help you resolve a variety of coding issues. PHP is a remarkably easy language to work with, which explains why it powers more than 75% of the websites online today. It's also incredibly forgiving of programming mistakes, which can perpetuate reuse of questionable code.

By leveraging modern versions of PHP through version 8.2, author Eric Mann provides self-contained recipes that will enable you to solve the problems you face in your day-to-day work. You'll also find established patterns and examples that any developer can follow for addressing common problems with PHP. With these recipes, you'll quickly identify and resolve complicated issues without having to reinvent the wheel.

This practical guide will help

Build efficient applications composed of functions and objects
Explore the type system of modern PHP
Understand key concepts such as encryption, error handling, debugging, and performance tuning
Examine the PHP package/extension ecosystem
Learn how to build basic web and command-line applications
Work securely with files on a machine, both encrypted and in plain text

431 pages, Paperback

Published June 20, 2023

About the author

Eric Mann is director of the Los Angeles–based Labor/Community Strategy Center and cofounder of the Bus Riders Union. He is the author of six books and has worked extensively with many organizations, including the Congress of Racial Equality, Students for a Democratic Society, and the United Auto Workers. He lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews

[James Rayman · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not sure why this is called a "cookbook." It's just a normal beginner's programming textbook, and an average one at that. I also felt that the discussion sections were somewhat long-winded and boring.