What you’ll learn
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Build a robust and professional-grade RESTful PHP API
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Be able to create a solid PHP API application from scratch
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Concepts of REST APIs and why they are essential in modern web development
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Database integration and ORM (Object Relational Mapping)
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Be familiar with the PHP dependency manager
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Use various packages to speed up the software development time
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Best practices while creating an API with PHP (the hidden parts)
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Best practices behind designing and implementing an API with PHP, including endpoints, HTTP methods and data validation
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API error handling and security measures
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Learn the essential newest features any advanced PHP engineers must use such as `match`, `enum`, arrow functions
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Rewrite API URLs to friendly readable names (with Apache 2.4)
