Development of web applications in PHP 8

Practical examples describe the creation of web applications in PHP version 8.x. The beginning of development in PHP is outlined: installation and configuration of Apache 2.4, PHP, MySQL, and the cross-platform XAMPP build, choice of PHP code editor, language syntax,... most useful functions and innovations of PHP 8.x. Creation of web applications using the popular framework Laravel and the Blade templating engine is considered. Two servers are used as data storage – the latest version of MySQL and the increasingly popular MongoDB database. The features of creating a file upload indicator and dereferencing arrays are revealed, examples of eliminating typical SEO errors made by programmers are provided, and the work with PDO, JSON, MRZ, CURL, MobileDetect is described. Special attention is paid to the security of web applications – how to protect them from major attacks, how to install an SSL certificate, and safeguard the server from troubles. Additional chapters, listings from the book, and necessary software are available on the publisher's website.