Over the past decade, PHP has transformed itself from a set of simple tools for web site development to a full-fledged object-oriented programming (OOP) language. PHP now rivals mainstream languages like Java and C# for web application development, with more and more enterprises turning to it to power their web sites. The reasons for this are clear: PHP has found the right combination of an easy-to-learn language and powerful features.

In this book, you will learn how to make the most of your PHP programming, from a detailed

understanding of OOP theory to frameworks and advanced system interoperability.

Contents at a Glance

PART 1 OOP and Patterns

CHAPTER 1 Abstract Classes, Interfaces, and Programming by Contract

CHAPTER 2 Static Variables, Members, and Methods 

CHAPTER 3 Singleton and Factory Patterns

CHAPTER 4 Exceptions

CHAPTER 5 What's New in PHP 6 

PART 2 Testing and Documentation

CHAPTER 6 Documentation and Coding Conventions 

CHAPTER 7 Reflection API 

CHAPTER 8 Testing, Deployment, and Continuous Integration

PART 3 The Standard PHP Library (SPL)

CHAPTER 9 Introduction to SPL

CHAPTER 10 SPL Iterators 

CHAPTER 11 SPL File and Directory Handling

CHAPTER 12 SPL Array Overloading

CHAPTER 13 SPL Exceptions

PART 4 The Model-View-Controller (MVC) Pattern

CHAPTER 14 MVC Architecture

CHAPTER 15 Introduction to the Zend Framework

CHAPTER 16 Advanced Zend Framework

CHAPTER 17 The Zend Framework Applied

PART 5 Web 2.0

CHAPTER 18 Ajax and JSON

CHAPTER 19 Introduction to Web Services with SOAP

CHAPTER 20 Advanced Web Services

CHAPTER 21 Certificate Authentication