PHP Fundamentals
PHP Fundamentals
Learn PHP Fundamentals in Plain English
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This book explains you PHP fundamentals using simple examples. If you are having difficulties in understanding things like PHP arrays, control structures, form submissions etc, this book will definitely be a helpful reference to you.
Currently this book contains 29 chapters under following three sections.
- Basics section covers the language basics like installing & running PHP files, data types, operators and control structures.
- Configuration section brings you the essentials you need to know about PHP configuration (php.ini).
- Get and Post section covers all you need to know about form submissions & processing in PHP.
There is more content to be added and if you buy the book now, you will get all of them free of charge.
About Me
I started my professional career about six years ago and have gained sound knowledge in PHP, MySQL and related technologies. I experienced learning challenges of these technologies earlier in my career and have seen how other beginners struggle.
As a way of sharing my knowledge and helping beginners, I launched PHPKnowHow.com in 2010.
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Table of Contents
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Part 1 - Basics
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Chapter 1 - Role of PHP in Web Applications
- Dynamic Content
- How PHP Engine Outputs Content
- Embedding PHP in HTML
- Chapter 2 - Installing PHP in Your Computer
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Chapter 3 - Working with XAMPP
- Downloading and Installing XAMPP
- Starting Apache and MySQL
- Apache Is Not Starting Error
- Making Requests to the Server
- Putting Stuff in Web Folder
- Root URL and Home Page Content
- Locations of Configuration Files
- Restarting Apache and MySQL
- Chapter 4 - How to Run PHP Files
- Chapter 5 - Getting Information about PHP Installation
- Chapter 6 - Choosing a PHP Editor
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Chapter 7 - Printing Content with echo()
- Different Usage of echo()
- Difference Between echo() and print()
- Chapter 8 - Usage of Quotes
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Chapter 9 - PHP Variables and Constants
- Naming Variables
- Arrays
- Predefined Variables
- Constants
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Chapter 10 - PHP Arrays
- Indexed vs Associative Arrays
- Defining Arrays
- Array Functions
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Chapter 11 - PHP Data Types
- Type Juggling
- Scalar Data Types
- Compound Data Types
- Other Data Types
- Type Casting
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Chapter 12 - PHP Operators
- Assignment Operator
- Arithmetic Operators
- Integer Division
- String Concatenation
- Increment and Decrement Operators
- Comparison Operators
- Logical Operators
- Error Suppression Operator (@)
- Bitwise Operators
- Backtick Operator
- More Forms of Assignment Operator
- Operator Precedence
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Chapter 13 - PHP Functions
- Function Name
- Arguments
- Return Value
- Modifying Functions
- Variable Scope
- Built-in Functions
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Chapter 14 - PHP Language Constructs vs Built-in Functions
- Language Constructs Are Relatively Faster
- Language Constructs Don’t Need Parenthesis
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Chapter 15 - PHP If Else and Switch Case
- If
- If Else
- If Elseif
- Condition of If Statements
- Switch Case
- If Else vs Switch Case
- Ternary Operator (Shorthand If/Else)
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Chapter 16 - PHP Loops
- While Loop
- Do While Loop
- While vs Do While
- For Loop
- Foreach Loop
- For vs Foreach
- Chapter 17 - Break Statement
- Chapter 18 - Continue Statement
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Chapter 19 - PHP Include Files
- include_once()
- include() vs require()
- include_once() vs require_once()
- Include Path
- Extension of Include File
- Braces Are Optional
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Chapter 20 - Coding Standards
- Use CamelCase in Naming
- Use Braces Consistently
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Chapter 21 - Comments
- Single Line Comments
- Multi-line Comments
- phpDocumentor
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Chapter 22 - Usage of Brackets
- Round Brackets ()
- Square Brackets
- Curly Brackets {}
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Chapter 23 - Basic PHP Debugging
- Setting Break Points
- Debugging Functions
- Remember to Clear Debugging Code
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Chapter 1 - Role of PHP in Web Applications
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Part 2 - Configuration
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Chapter 24 - Basics of php.ini
- short_open_tag
- max_execution_time
- memory_limit
- register_globals
- safe_mode
- Deprecated and Removed Settings
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Chapter 25 - php.ini Error Settings
- display_errors
- display_startup_errors
- log_errors
- error_reporting
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Chapter 26 - Changing php.ini Settings at Runtime
- ini_get()
- get_cfg_var()
- error_reporting()
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Chapter 24 - Basics of php.ini
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Part 3 - Get and Post
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Chapter 27 - Understanding Get and Post
- Difference between Get and Post
- $_REQUEST
- Form Action
- Security Concerns
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Chapter 28 - Dealing with Form Fields
- Using isset() and empty()
- Naming Conventions
- Button Fields
- Dealing with Multiple Rows of Form Fields
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Chapter 29 - PHP File Upload
- Mime Types
- Using Error Codes
- Use of MAX_FILE_SIZE
- Uploading Multiple Files
- Security Concerns
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Chapter 27 - Understanding Get and Post
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