Аннотация
Welcome to what I hope is an accessible reference that helps you quickly find and learn relevant facts about
PHP programming. I’m writing it with the following readers in mind:
1. Intermediate PHP programmers with two or three years of experience who are hoping to sit the Zend
certification exams.
2. Programmers who are proficient in another language but want a quick reference book to dive into PHP.
This book is specifically not an introduction to programming and no attempt is made to introduce basic topics.
It is purely a reference to learn the idiosyncrasies of PHP. Additionally it does not intend to replace the PHP
manual but rather to focus the reader’s attention on aspects of PHP relevant to the Zend certification exams.
It also won't make you a better programmer as I won't be discussing design patterns or programming concepts.
This book just focuses on referencing the language of PHP.
This document tries to avoid having an opinion about coding standards such as PSR2 but it is strongly
recommended that a practicing developer learn these in parallel.
Throughout this manual if a feature belongs only to a particular version of PHP I’ll use mark it in brackets. As
an example this (PHP 5.6+) will mean that the feature is available only in PHP version 5.6 and above.
Liberal use of footnotes linking to manual pages and other reference pages is made. This guide cannot possibly
cover the full depth of the PHP manual and you cannot consider yourself prepared until you have worked
through the manual pages. It is essential to follow the footnote links, read the page, and even follow some links
through the PHP manual related to the topic.
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