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OverviewImprove your programming knowledge and become Zend Certified. This book closely follows the ZCE2017-PHP exam syllabus and adds important details that help candidates to prepare for the test. Zend Certification is an industry recognized standard for PHP engineers. It is very difficult to pass the examination without extensive preparation. Unlike other books on PHP, this book is very focused on reaching industry standards.The Zend examination syllabus is comprised of three focus areas and a number of additional topics. This book explains the structure of the examination and then addresses each of the topics for PHP 7. A short quiz follows each chapter to help identify gaps in your knowledge. PHP 7 Zend Certification Study Guide also contains a practice test containing 70 questions from the entire syllabus to use when reviewing for your exams. The book provides original code examples throughout and every php featured is explained clearly with examples and uses an efficient way to describe the most important details of the particular feature. What You'll Learn Brush up your knowledge of PHP programming Explore new features of the PHP v7.1 Build a secure configuration of your server Review strategies and tips to get Zend Certified Who this Book Is For Intermediate PHP programmers with two or three years of experience who are appearing for the Zend certification exams and programmers who are proficient in other languages, but want a quick reference book to dive into PHP. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew BeakPublisher: APress Imprint: APress Edition: 1st ed. Weight: 0.498kg ISBN: 9781484232453ISBN 10: 1484232453 Pages: 294 Publication Date: 19 November 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction. The Zend Certification Syllabus A basic introduction to the latest syllabus of the ZCE2017 exam and analyze the topics of the exam. IT will also talk about choosing the correct strategy. 1. Syntax The chapter takes a look at the general syntax used in PHP programming. Inserting PHP into web pages Language Constructs Comments Representing numbersVariables Operators Control Structures ErrorsConfiguration Performance 2. Functions Functions are packages of code that can be used to execute a sequence of instructions. Any valid code can be used inside a function, including calls to other functions and classes. Topics covered here are: Arguments References Variable Functions Returns Variable Scope Callables, Lambdas, and closures 3. Strings and PatternsThey are a series of bytes and do not contain any information about how those bytes should be translated to characters. Topics covered: Declaring Strings Referencing characters in strings PHP and multibyte strings Matching Strings Extracting strings Searching Strings Replacing strings Formatting Strings Formatting Numbers String Patterns – Regular Expressions 4. Arrays Here we will take a look at a number of array functions offered in PHP. Topics covered will be: Declaring and referencing arrays Array Operators Quirks of PHP array keys Filling up arrays Push, pop, shift, and unshift Comparing Arrays Combining Arrays Iterating through arrays Sorting Arrays 5. Object Orientated PHP Object Orientated code runs slower than procedural code but makes it easier to model and manipulate complex data structures. Topics will be: Declaring Classes and Instantiating Objects Visibility or Access Modifiers Instance Properties and Methods Static Methods and Properties Working with Objects Constructors and Destructors Inheritance Interfaces Exceptions Reflection Type Hinting Class Constants Late Static Binding Magic (__*) MethodsStandard PHP Library (SPL) Generators Traits 6. Security This is one of the key topics of the exam. The chapter will provide you a strategy to take up for securing your applications and servers. Configuration Session Security Cross-Site Scripting Cross-Site Request Forgeries SQL Injection Remote Code Injection Email Injection Filter Input Escape Output Encryption, Hashing algorithms File uploads Database storage Avoid publishing your password online 7. Data Formats and Types The chapter takes a look at the various data formats used with PHP applications. Though questions on this topic are rare, you can expect to be asked a couple of fairly detailed questions from this section. XML SOAP REST web services JSON Date and Time 8. Input-Output PHP 7.1streams as a way of generalizing file, network, data compression, and other operations that share a set of common set of functions and uses. Files File System Functions Streams 9. Web Features This chapter will teach you the web features of PHP. Topics covered will be: Sessions Starting a Session Session Identifier and Session Variables Logging a User Out Session Handlers GET and POST data Encoding data into URLs File Uploads Forms Form elementsCookies HTTP Headers HTTP Authentication HTTP Status Codes 10. Databases and SQL PHP uses extensions to interact with a range of databases. This chapter will shed some light on the same. Topics are: Introduction to Databases Working with SQL Joins Prepared Statements Transactions 11. Error Handling 12. Exercises Appendix A. Quiz AnswersReviewsAuthor InformationAndrew Beak is a cloud software architect working for a leading IPTV tech company in Cambridge, UK. He has 7 years of experience with the PHP language, with more than half of that time being in senior roles. During his time in the industry Beak has worked on applications for large financial institutions, dynamic startups, payment processors, as well as a slew of smaller web applications. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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