Mastering Modern Php

Mastering Modern Php

Mastering Modern PHP is the first intermediate-to-advanced-level PHP guide to cover contemporary best practices, advanced new PHP 7/PHP 5 features, and the best professional tools and libraries for developing modern PHP-based web applications. Designed for experienced web programmers who cut their teeth on PHP 4 years ago, it skips the usual introduction to PHP basics and jumps right into helping you become a true modern PHP master. Renowned PHP expert John Coggeshall focuses from the ground up on object-oriented programming in PHP: an absolute requirement for modern PHP mastery. In contrast to most PHP books, which focus on PHP's built-in capabilities, Mastering Modern PHP helps you do what today's true masters do: leverage well-built and well-maintained libraries to accomplish powerful tasks. Coggeshall drills down into crucial subjects ranging from unit testing and HTTP requests to logging, helping you take advantage of the PHP ecosystem's most powerful and mature tools, including PHPUnit, GuzzleHTTP, and Monolog.

MASTERING MODERN PHP

Advanced PHP Programming: Modern Techniques, Design Patterns, Security, Performance, and Scalable Web Development

Advanced PHP Programming is a comprehensive guide for developers who want to move beyond basic PHP and build modern, secure, high-performance, and scalable web applications. This book dives deep into PHP 8+ internals, advanced object-oriented programming, design patterns, application architecture, performance optimization, and security best practices. It is written for experienced PHP developers who already understand the fundamentals and want to master professional-grade development techniques used in real-world production systems. You will explore how PHP works under the hood, including the execution model, memory management, and type system. The book covers advanced OOP concepts, SOLID principles, and widely used design patterns, with practical PHP examples that reflect modern coding standards. Architectural topics such as Clean Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, and scalable system design are explained in a clear, framework-agnostic manner. Security is treated as a core discipline, not an afterthought. You will learn how to protect PHP applications against common vulnerabilities such as SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, session hijacking, and authentication flaws, while also implementing modern approaches like secure password hashing, token-based authentication, and encryption. Performance and scalability receive in-depth attention, including OPcache optimization, caching strategies, PHP-FPM tuning, database performance, and techniques for building high-traffic PHP applications. The book also covers APIs, asynchronous processing, background jobs, CLI tools, dependency management with Composer, testing strategies, and deployment best practices. Whether you are maintaining large PHP codebases, building APIs, or designing new systems, Advanced PHP Programming serves as both a practical handbook and a long-term technical reference for serious PHP developers.