Professional PHP5 (Programmer to Programmer Series)

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Year: 2003
Pages: 182

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Professional PHP5
Introduction
Who is this Book For?
What You Need to Use this Book
How is this Book Structured?
The Bigger Picture
Conventions
Source Code
Errata
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Part I: Object-Oriented Software Development Concepts
Chapter 1: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
Understanding OOP Concepts
Changes to OO in PHP5
Summary
Chapter 2: Unified Modeling Language (UML)
Requirements Gathering
Class Diagrams
Activity Diagrams
Sequence Diagrams
State Diagrams
Component and Deployment Diagrams
Summary
Chapter 3: Putting Objects to Work
Summary
Chapter 4: Design Patterns
The Composite Pattern
The Observer Pattern
The Decorator Pattern
The Facade Pattern
The Builder Pattern
Summary
Part II: Creating a Reusable Object Toolkit I: Simple Utility Classes and Interfaces
Chapter 5: Collection Class
Purpose of the Collection Class
Designing the Collection Class
Collection Class Basics
Implementing Lazy Instantiation
Using the Collection Class
Improving the Collection Class
Summary
Chapter 6: CollectionIterator Class
The Iterator Interface
The IteratorAggregate Interface
Protecting the Iterator s Contents by using the Clone Operator
Summary
Chapter 7: GenericObject Class
The GenericObjectCollection Class
The GenericObject Class
Typical GenericObjectCollection Implementation
Summary
Chapter 8: Database Abstraction Layers
What is a Database Abstraction Layer?
A Simple Implementation
Introducing PEAR DB
The Complete Database Abstraction Layer
Summary
Chapter 9: Factory Interface
Factory Method Design Pattern
Factory Interface Example
Multiple Factories
Leveraging Existing Classes
Summary
Chapter 10: Event-Driven Programming
What are Events?
Using OOP to Handle Events
Summary
Chapter 11: Logging and Debugging
Creating a Logging Mechanism
Creating a Debugging Mechanism
Summary
Chapter 12: SOAP
SOAP and PHP5
Making a SOAP Client
Making a SOAP Server
Summary
Part III: Creating a Reusable Object Toolkit II: Complex (Though Not Complicated) Utilities
Chapter 13: Model, View, Controller (MVC)
Introducing MVC
The MVC Mini Toolkit
True Templating
Summary
Chapter 14: Communicating with Users
Why Communicate?
Types of Communication
Communication as a Class Hierarchy
Other Communication Subclasses
Summary
Chapter 15: Sessions and Authentication
Definition of a Session
How PHP Implements Sessions
Creating an Authentication Class
Summary
Chapter 16: Unit Testing Framework
Methodology and Terminology
Introduction to PHPUnit
Using PHPUnit
Why Bother?
A Real-World Example
Summary
Chapter 17: Finite State Machine and Custom Configuration Files
Introducing the Finite State Machine
Custom Configuration Files
Summary
Part IV: Test Case: Sales Force Automation
Chapter 18: Project Overview
Widget World
The Widget World Landscape
The Development Approach
Summary
Chapter 19: Project Management Methodologies
Do Your Homework
Receiving the Formal Brief
Constructing the Pitch
Choosing Your People
Summary
Chapter 20: Planning the System
Choosing a Process
Common Process Practices
Programming Methodologies and Practices
Change Management
Summary
Chapter 21: Systems Architecture
What is Systems Architecture?
Effectively Translating Requirements
Designing the Environment
Calculating Monthly Transfer
Rack Space
Using Multiple Web Servers
Using Multiple Database Servers
Summary
Chapter 22: Assembling the Sales Force Automation Toolkit
Starting the Project: Monday
Starting the Work
Cleaning Up
Finishing the Iteration
Travel Expense Report
The Finalized Travel Expense Report
Mock Objects
Summary
Chapter 23: Quality Assurance
Introduction to QA
Testing
Fault Tracking
Summary
Chapter 24: Deployment
Devising Development Environments
The Deployment Workflow
Summary
Chapter 25: Designing and Developing a Robust Reporting Platform
Introduction to Working Data
Report Generation Architecture
Summary
Chapter 26: Where do You Go From Here?
Motivation
Your Career as a Developer
Summary
Appendix A: Why Version Control is a Good Thing
Principles of Version Control
Version Control Software
Advanced Version Control Techniques
Summary
Appendix B: PHP IDEs
Choosing an IDE
Other IDEs and Editors
Summary
Appendix C: Performance Tuning PHP
Introduction to Performance Problems
Patching for Performance
Preemptive Avoidance
Summary
Appendix D: Best Practice PHP Installation
Introduction to PHP Installation
The Winning Platform
The Winning Web Server
The Winning Database
The Installation Itself
When Windows is Needed
Summary
Index
List of Figures