PHP 8 Programming Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices

PHP 8 Programming Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices

Advanced

125 Lessons

40h

Certificate of Completion

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311 Playgrounds
17 Quizzes

This course includes

311 Playgrounds
17 Quizzes

Course Overview

PHP 8 is a culmination of the development team’s work to enhance language efficiency, offering faster performance and reduced memory usage. It also focuses on syntax and language normalization, making it a developer-friendly choice for adhering to coding best practices. This course is suitable for PHP developers of all levels, from beginners looking to learn the language effectively to seasoned professionals interested in PHP 8’s new features. In this course, you’ll experience a fast-track introduction to ...Show More

What You'll Learn

Understanding of advanced PHP 8 concepts

Knowledge of PHP 8’s advanced error-handling capabilities

Ability to make direct C-language calls using FFI for rapid custom prototyping

Understanding backward-compatibility issues when transitioning to PHP 8

Ability to optimize code using PHP 8’s performance-enhancing features

What You'll Learn

Understanding of advanced PHP 8 concepts

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Course Content

1.

Introduction

2.

Section 1: PHP 8 Tips

3.

Introducing New PHP 8 OOP Features

4.

PHP 8's Functional Additions

5.

Taking Advantage of Error-Handling Enhancements

6.

Making Direct C Language Calls

12 Lessons

7.

Section 2: PHP 8 Tricks

1 Lesson

8.

Discovering Potential OOP Backward-Compatibility Breaks

12 Lessons

9.

Understanding PHP 8 Functional Differences

11 Lessons

10.

Avoiding Traps When Using PHP 8 Extensions

10 Lessons

11.

Learning about PHP 8's Deprecated or Removed Functionality

9 Lessons

12.

Section 3: Best Practices

1 Lesson

13.

Mastering PHP 8 Best Practices

11 Lessons

14.

Improving Performance

10 Lessons

15.

Migrating Existing PHP Apps to PHP 8

7 Lessons

16.

Creating PHP 8 Applications Using Asynchronous Programming

6 Lessons

17.

Conclusion

1 Lesson

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