---

Gain an in-depth understanding of PHP 7 arrays. After a quick overview of PHP 7, each chapter concentrates on single, multi-dimensional, associative, and object arrays. PHP Arrays is a first of its kind book using PHP 7 that demonstrates inserting, appending, updating, and deleting array data.

This book also covers validation methods to insure that the data provided by a user is good before the data is entered into an array. You´ll see how PHP 7 try/catch modules are used to capture exceptions and errors that may be caused by invalid data.

The code examples demonstrate common real-world scenarios. Moreover, examples of every PHP 7 array function (over 75) are demonstrated. The appendix provides a two-dimensional array case study on the logical design of a checkers game.

PHP Arrays answers the following questions:

Why do we need arrays? When do we need to use arrays?
Are arrays efficient? Can arrays reduce coding time? When do you use multi-dimensional and associative arrays?What is an object array?

What You´ll Learn

Handle array data from an HTML form
Manage array data from a text file
Deal with array data from a MySQL database

Who This Book Is For
Experienced PHP programmers or web developers using PHP.

---

Chapter 1 - PHP 7 Basics Chapter 2 - Simple Arrays Chapter 3 - Multi-dimensional Arrays Chapter 4 - Associative and Object Arrays Chapter 5 - PHP Functions - Changing, Spliting, Slicing, and Sorting Arrays Chapter 6 - PHP Functions - Comparing and Merging Arrays Chapter 7 - PHP Functions - Searching, Traversing, and Displaying Arrays Appendix A - Case Study - Playing Checkers

---

Steve Prettyman is a college lecturer/instructor in web development/programming, specializing in PHP. He is also an experienced web developer and author.

---