PHP in Action: Objects, Design, Agility

To keep programming productive and enjoyable, state-of-the-art practices and principles are essential. Object-oriented programming and design help manage complexity by keeping components cleanly separated. Unit testing helps prevent endless, exhausting debugging sessions. Refactoring keeps code supple and readable. PHP offers all this-and more.PHP in Action shows you how to apply PHP techniques and principles to all the most common challenges of web programming, including:Web presentation and templatesUser interaction including the Model-View-Contoller architectureInput validation and form handlingDatabase connection and querying and abstractionObject persistencePurchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.