PHP Object Oriented Solutions

Audience

This course 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 delegate would be someone who has used PHP and feels ready to tackle something a little more challenging.

Prerequisites

Delegates are expected to be experienced PHP programmers. No experience of Object Orientation is expected.

Course Objectives

With the surge of popularity of PHP 5, object-oriented programming is now an important consideration for PHP developers. This version-neutral course is a gentle introduction to object-oriented programming (OOP) that won't overburden you with complex theory.

It teaches the essential basics of OOP that you'll need to know before moving onto a more advanced level and the course book includes a series of pre-packaged scripts that you can incorporate into your existing sites with the minimum of effort.

The course 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.

This course aims to give basic PHP programmers a thorough understanding of Object Oriented techniques.

On completion of the course delegates will have learnt:

• PHP features such as the Standard PHP Library (SPL)

• How to develop classes of their own

• OOP in easy-to-understand language without getting bogged down in dense theory

• A solid foundation for developers wishing to delve more deeply into OOP

• How to use 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

Course Content

• Why use Object Oriented PHP?

• Writing PHP Classes

• Working with Dates

• Using PHP Filters to Validate User Input

• Building a Versatile Remote File Connector

• Simple XML

• Supercharged Looping with SPL

• Generating XML from a database

• Case Study: Creating your own RSS Feed