Written for intermediate to advanced PHP programmers, this project-based book is the perfect way to get to grips with Yii and rapidly accelerate your web application development times.
Overview
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A series of projects to help you learn Yii and Rapid Application Development.
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Learn how to build and incorporate key web technologies.
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Use as a cookbook to look up key concepts, or work on the projects from start to finish for a complete web application.
In Detail
Yii is a high performance PHP framework for rapid web application development. It is well designed, well supported, easy to learn, and easy to maintain. If you are beginning to learn web development or are a seasoned programmer with demanding clients, learning Yii will benefit your projects and career.
Yii Rapid Application Development Hotshot will guide you through a series of projects covering a variety of web development hot topics to build a complete application. You will explore key features of a web application as implemented in Yii and experience the power of rapid application development.
Supercharge your projects and your programming ability by becoming a Yii Rapid Application Development Hotshot. Start with the topics that grab your attention or work through each project in sequence. At the end of each project, you will have a working application, a better understanding of Yii, and a new web development skill under your belt.
Integrate with Google API. Gamify your data. Share your functionality as a service. Mobilize your app. Mine and report on your information. Have fun and produce results!
What you will learn from this book
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Catapult your application into existence with Yii's scaffolding capabilities.
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Mobilize your web application with Yii and jQuery Mobile.
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Lock down areas of your application with access control.
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Manage users and permission levels.
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Incorporate Software as a Service into your application.
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Gamify your data.
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Mine your information with data query jobs and reporting.
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Reuse your work as Yii modules.
Approach
Practical, real world example projects. Start with the topics that grab your attention or work through each project in sequence.
Who this book is written for
This book is for intermediate to advanced level PHP programmers who want to master Yii.
