Expert PHP 5 Tools

Proven enterprise development tools and best practices for designing, coding, testing, and deploying PHP applications

Key Features

• Best practices for designing, coding, testing, and deploying PHP applications – all the information in one book
• Learn to write unit tests and practice test-driven development from an expert
• Set up a professional development environment with integrated debugging capabilities
• Develop your own coding standard and enforce it automatically
• Document your code for easy maintainability for yourself and others

Book Description

What you will learn

• Set up a development environment that provides code completion, syntax highlighting, interactive debugging, code templates, and more
• Define a coding standard and automate compliance checks
• Generate developer documentation in various formats using code-level comments and phpDocumentor
• Manage revision and branching, tag, and merge code using a distributed version control system
• Create your own debugging library and use Xdebug for interactive debugging
• Shorten the development cycle by leveraging a suitable framework for your application
• Write unit tests using PHPUnit and practice test-driven development
• Automate application deployment and configuration using Phing—a PHP build and automation tool
• Sketch class diagrams, sequence diagrams, and use cases using UML
• Quickly find bugs and conflicts by setting up a continuous integration environment that automatically stages, tests, and documents your project
• Chapter 1. Coding Style and StandardsLearn how to define a coding standard that suits your development process and how to enforce it using PHP_CodeSnifferChapter 2. Documentation with phpDocumentorLearn how to properly document your code with phpDocumentor and generate well formatted developer documentationChapter 3. The Eclipse Integrated Development EnvironmentLearn how to install, customize, and use the free PDT plug-in for Eclipse to create a powerful IDE for PHP developmentChapter 4. Source Code and Version ControlExplore the ins and outs of subversion for distributed version control for development teams. Extend subversion functionality with PHP scriptsChapter 5. DebuggingWrite your own flexible debugging library or master remote interactive debugging with Xdebug.Chapter 6. PHP FrameworksEvaluate, compare, and choose frameworks that suit your projects and development style. Master the most commonly used modules of the Zend frameworkChapter 7. TestingTesting methods and types, unit testing, creating comprehensive test suites with PHPUnit, and test-driven developmentChapter 8. Deploying ApplicationsGuidelines for automated and reversible application deployment, automating upgrades, and deployments with PhingChapter 9. PHP Application Design with UMLIntroduction to UML, class diagrams, sequence diagrams, and use casesChapter 10. Continuous IntegrationUse CI, keep costs down and save time by discovering bugs and conflicts in your projects, in the early stages

Who this book is for

This book has been written for professional developers new to PHP and experienced PHP developers who want to take their skills to the next level by learning enterprise-level tools and techniques.