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PHP Crash Course: The Complete, Modern, Hands-On Guide
Author(s): Matt Smith (Author)
- Publisher: No Starch Press
- Publication Date: 21 Jan. 2025
- Language: English
- Print length: 800 pages
- ISBN-10: 1718502524
- ISBN-13: 9781718502529
Book Description
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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About the Author
Dr. Matt Smith is a senior lecturer in computing at Technology University (TU) Dublin, specializing in interactive multimedia and server-side web development. He has been teaching for over 30 years. Smith researches the use of applied computer game technology, especially to support teaching and learning, and is one of the authors of the Unity 2021 Cookbook.
