This new book on PHP 7 introduces writing solid, secure, object-oriented code in the new PHP 7, carefully presented in a well-paced, clear fashion. In Learn PHP 7, programming examples take advantage of the newest PHP features, including enhanced password encryption using password_hash. This book takes a learn-by-doing approach, providing you with complete coding examples.

"Do It" exercises in each chapter provide the opportunity to make adjustments to the example code. The end of chapter programming exercises allow you to develop your own applications using the algorithms demonstrated in the chapter. You will experience the creation of a complete three-tier application using a natural process of building and testing modules within each tier.

Each tier is logically and physically separated using object-oriented and dependency injection techniques, thus allowing independent tiers that can be updated with little or no effect on the other tiers. In addition to teaching good programming practices through OOP, there is a strong emphasis on creating secure code. As each chapter is completed, the reader is provide the opportunity to design and create an application reinforcing the concepts learned.

You will learn:

What are the PHP 7 language basics: conditional statements, loops, arrays, and methods (functions)
How to combine PHP with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript to create web applications
How to work with XML, JSON, and MySQL data
How to use secure coding techniques
How to create error logs, user logs, and application logs
What are the various backup and recovery techniques
How to use Try/Catch blocks as emphasized with PHP 7 to handle program exceptions

Audience
This book is for those who are new to PHP and new to the new PHP 7 programming / scripting language, the most popular for web development.