PHP in Action

To keep programming productive and enjoyable, state-of- the-art practices and principles are essential. Object- oriented programming and design help manage complexity by keeping components cleanly separated. Unit testing helps prevent endless, exhausting debugging sessions. Refactoring keeps code supple and readable. PHP offers all this-and more. This book shows you how to apply PHP techniques and principles to all the most common challenges of web programming, including: Web presentation and templates; User interaction including the Model-View-Contoller architecture; Input validation and form handling; Database connection, querying and abstraction and; Object persistence.