PHP Object-Oriented Solutions

PHP Object-Oriented Solutions
by David Powers

PHP Object-Oriented Solutions
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Author: David Powers
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-08-21
ISBN: 1430210117
Number of pages: 392
Publisher: friendsofED

Book Reviews of PHP Object-Oriented Solutions

Book Review: its a good book
Summary: 5 Stars

i'm a procedural PHP developer with a few years of experience. i have been working on adapting to OOP methods and best practices (where applicable only--i dont write everything in OOP). the book is everything it was promised to be. i read "php & MySQL development" first by Luke Welling and Laura Thompson-- the 50 pages or so of OOP content there helped me a bit. I did several tutorials as well.. at this point, with my level of understanding, the david powers OOP book was perfect for me. it helped me understand how to apply OOP in a way that actually improved my projects. the reading is right at my level, and the examples are helpful. there's some explanations that david powers uses to explain OOP that i have not seen elsewhere.

i highly recommend the book for beginning or intermediate developers trying to improve their depth of understanding related to OOP. if you're already an expert, then you might feel more critical; who knows. however, if you are truly an 'expert' maybe you don't need any books at all ;)

so far this book has taken me one step closer to a guru level knowledge of PHP. at the same time, i now have more depth in my comprehension of OOP-- a 'best practice' that applies to many languages, not just PHP.

Summary of PHP Object-Oriented Solutions

With the surge of popularity of PHP 5, object-oriented programming is now an important consideration for PHP developers. This version-neutral book is a gentle introduction to object-oriented programming (OOP) that won't overburden you with complex theory. It teaches you the essential basics of OOP that you'll need to know before moving onto a more advanced level, and includes a series of prepackaged scripts that you can incorporate into your existing sites with the minimum of effort.

It shows how object-oriented programming can be used to create reusable and portable code by walking you through a series of simple projects. The projects feature the sorts of things developers run up against every day, and include a validator for filtering user input, a simple Date class that avoids the need to remember all the esoteric format codes in PHP, and an XML generator.

  • Teaches the fundamentals of OOP
  • Simple projects show how OOP concepts work in the real world
  • Prepackaged scripts can easily be added to your own projects

What you?ll learn

  • PHP features, such as the Standard PHP Library (SPL), that are poorly documented or ignored by existing books
  • How to develop classes of their own
  • OOP in easy-to-understand language without getting bogged down in dense theory
  • Solid foundations for developers wishing to delve more deeply into OOP
  • How to leverage the strengths of OOP as a means for creating reusable code that can be used successfully within a procedural context
  • How to code for both PHP 5 and 6

Who this book is for

This book is aimed at intermediate-level PHP developers who want to take their skills to the next level by exploring object-oriented programming as a way of creating reusable code for a everyday website tasks. A typical reader would be someone who has read one of the author's previous titles, such as PHP Solutions, or one of the PHP books for Dreamweaver and feels ready to tackle something a little more challenging.

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