Jump start PHP environment

Many entry level PHP developers want a quick path to glory, a shortcut to "knowing PHP." Too many books and tutorials go straight into a pre-made, awful environment that just wants you to code, with no regard for security, version control, or other absolutely essential practices. This book is aimed at the absolute beginner who wants to start learning PHP, but aims to set you up with a thorough understanding of what makes for a good, modern, adaptable PHP environment before you start diving into PHP itself. This book will cover a the essential building blocks of a good PHP environment, including covering topics such as: The anatomy of a web request The importance of a good IDE Using Composer for package management Version control with Git and GitHub Deployment and hosting options Using virtual machines Build a sample app from scratch and deploy it -- the right way And much more!

Jump Start PHP Environment; Table of Contents; Preface; The WWW; The What and Why; The Why; The What; The Who; Conventions Used; Code Samples; Tips, Notes, and Warnings; Supplementary Materials; Want to take your learning further?; The Anatomy of Web Requests; The Client and the Server; What is a client?; What is a server?; Web Request Basics; How It All Works; Front-end and Back-end; Server-side Languages; Generating Answers with Server-side Languages; For Those Who Want More; DNS Servers; What Happens When You Type ...; The Programming Environment; A Good IDE Is Worth Its File Size in Gold

PhpStormNetBeans; Zend Studio; The Importance of Coding Standards; The Command Line / Terminal; The Community; PHP Mentoring; PHP.net Documentation; Various Forums; Summary; The Application Environment; Application Environments; Production; Development; Hosts and Virtual Hosts; Staging and Maintenance; The Evil of *AMP Bundles; Machine Pollution; Learning is Progress, or How the Comfort of Your Comfort Zone is Overrated; Testing; The Uncleanable Mess; Production/Development Parity; Performance and Debugging; Summary; For Those Who Want More; Virtual Machines; Virtual Machines Explained

What …