PHP: The Right Way

“PHP: The Right Way”, by Josh Lockhart, is an easy-to-read, quick reference for PHP best practices, accepted coding standards, and links to authoritative tutorials around the Web.

Book Description

There’s a lot of outdated information on the Web that leads new PHP users astray, propagating bad practices and bad code. This must stop.

There is no canonical way to use PHP. However, this website is a humble display of best practices, available options, and good information. It aims to introduce new PHP developers and to rethink seasoned pros with fresh ideas.

This is a living document and will continue to be updated with more helpful information and examples as they become available.

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
• Code Style Guide
• Language Highlights
• Dependency Management
• Coding Practices
• Databases
• Security
• Testing
• Servers And Deployment
• Caching

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