Learning PHP Design Patterns

Build server-side applications more efficiently―and improve your PHP programming skills in the process―by learning how to use design patterns in your code. This book shows you how to apply several object-oriented patterns through simple examples, and demonstrates many of them in full-fledged working applications.

Learn how these reusable patterns help you solve complex problems, organize object-oriented code, and revise a big project by only changing small parts. With Learning PHP Design Patterns, you’ll learn how to adopt a more sophisticated programming style and dramatically reduce development time.

• Learn design pattern concepts, including how to select patterns to handle specific problems
• Get an overview of object-oriented programming concepts such as composition, encapsulation, polymorphism, and inheritance
• Apply creational design patterns to create pages dynamically, using a factory method instead of direct instantiation
• Make changes to existing objects or structure without having to change the original code, using structural design patterns
• Use behavioral patterns to help objects work together to perform tasks
• Interact with MySQL, using behavioral patterns such as Proxy and Chain of Responsibility
• Explore ways to use PHP’s built-in design pattern interfaces

Dr. William B. Sanders is a Professor of Multimedia Web Design and Development at the University of Hartford. He teaches courses in PHP, MySQL, C#, SQL, HTML5, CSS, and ActiionScript 3.0 among other Internet languages. He co-authored ActionScript 3.0 Design Patterns (O’Reilly, 2007) and has been actively working with design patterns in PHP for several years. He has published 45 computer and computer-related books, written software ranging from Basic to Assembly Language to Flash Media Server and served as a consultant and beta tester for different computer software companies including Macromedia and Adobe. He also is an Apple iOS Devloper.