It can be tough to learn the concepts of object-oriented programming with a language like C++. Fortunately, PHP's simple object model makes it an ideal language for learning about object-oriented programming.
For the uninitiated, this guide to the latest version of PHP offers a speedy introduction to object-oriented programming, including a thorough explanation of classes as well as coverage of constructors, destructors, inheritance, polymorphism, and interfaces. You’ll learn to:
• Promote code reuse by creating your own classes and using built-in classes
• Customize and improve classes through inheritance
• Simplify database access by developing MySQL database and result set classes
• Incorporate an RSS reader into your site using only four lines of code
• Use XML easily with an object-oriented approach
• Employ PHP to autogenerate documentation for your code
• Make thumbnail images on the fly
• Replace clumsy error trapping with exception handling
• Take full advantage of advanced OO features in PHP
• Incorporate AJAX into your OO PHP code
Object-Oriented PHP will show you how to maximize PHP’s features, with much less work than you might think. With Object-Oriented PHP, you can master the basics of object-oriented programming and get up to speed on PHP in one fell swoop.
About the Author
Peter Lavin writes regularly on all things tech, from book reviews to web design, and runs a web development firm based in Toronto. He has been published in a number of magazines and online sites, including UnixReview.com and Doctor Dobb’s Journal, and is a contributor to PHP Hacks (O’Reilly).
