Learning PHP

1. Orientation and First Steps
-PHP’s Place in the Web World
-What’s So Great About PHP?
-PHP in Action
-Basic Rules of PHP Programs
-Chapter Summary

2. Data: Working with Text and Numbers
-Text
-Numbers
-Variables
-Chapter Summary
-Exercises

3. Logic: Making Decisions and Repeating Yourself
-Understanding true and false
-Making Decisions
-Building Complicated Decisions
-Repeating Yourself
-Chapter Summary
-Exercises

4. Groups of Data: Working with Arrays
-Array Basics
-Looping Through Arrays
-Modifying Arrays
-Sorting Arrays
-Using Multidimensional Arrays
-Chapter Summary
-Exercises

5. Groups of Logic: Functions and Files
-Declaring and Calling Functions
-Passing Arguments to Functions
-Returning Values from Functions
-Understanding Variable Scope
-Enforcing Rules on Arguments and Return Values
-Running Code in Another File
-Chapter Summary
-Exercises

6. Data and Logic Together: Working with Objects
-Object Basics
-Constructors
-Indicating a Problem with Exceptions
-Extending an Object
-Property and Method Visibility
-Namespaces
-Chapter Summary
-Exercises

7. Exchanging Information with Users: Making Web Forms
-Useful Server Variables
-Accessing Form Parameters
-Form Processing with Functions
-Validating Data
-Displaying Default Values
-Putting It All Together
-Chapter Summary
-Exercises

8. Remembering Information: Databases
-Organizing Data in a Database
-Connecting to a Database Program
-Creating a Table
-Putting Data into the Database
-Inserting Form Data Safely
-A Complete Data Insertion Form
-Retrieving Data from the Database
-Changing the Format of Retrieved Rows
-Retrieving Form Data Safely
-A Complete Data Retrieval Form
-Chapter Summary
-Exercises

9. Working with Files
-Understanding File Permissions
-Reading and Writing Entire Files
-Reading and Writing Parts of Files
-Working with CSV Files
-Inspecting File Permissions
-Checking for Errors
-Sanitizing Externally Supplied Filenames
-Chapter Summary
-Exercises

10. Remembering Users: Cookies and Sessions
-Working with Cookies
-Activating Sessions
-Storing and Retrieving Information
-Configuring Sessions
-Login and User Identification
-Why setcookie() and session_start() Want to Be at the Top of the Page
-Chapter Summary
-Exercises

11. Talking to Other Websites and Services
-Simple URL Access with File Functions
-Comprehensive URL Access with cURL
-Serving API Requests
-Chapter Summary
-Exercises

12. Debugging
-Controlling Where Errors Appear
-Fixing Parse Errors
-Inspecting Program Data
-Handling Uncaught Exceptions
-Chapter Summary
-Exercises

13. Testing: Ensuring Your Program Does the Right Thing
-Installing PHPUnit
-Writing a Test
-Isolating What You Test
-Test-Driven Development
-More Information About Testing
-Chapter Summary
-Exercises

14. Software Engineering Practices You Should Be Aware Of
-Source Control
-Issue Tracking
-Environments and Deployment
-Scaling Eventually
-Chapter Summary

15. Handling Dates and Times
-Displaying the Date or Time
-Parsing a Date or Time
-Calculating Dates and Times
-Working with Timezones
-Chapter Summary

16. Package Management
-Installing Composer
-Adding a Package to Your Program
-Finding Packages
-Getting More Information on Composer
-Chapter Summary

17. Sending Email
-Swift Mailer
-Chapter Summary

18. Frameworks
-Laravel
-Symfony
-Zend Framework
-Chapter Summary

19. Command-Line PHP
-Writing Command-Line PHP Programs
-Using PHP’s Built-in Web Server
-Running a PHP REPL
-Chapter Summary

20. Internationalization and Localization
-Manipulating Text
-Sorting and Comparing
-Localizing Output
-Chapter Summary

Appendix A: Installing and Configuring the PHP Engine
Appendix B: Answers to Exercises