0x0016 - PHP Fundamentals Part 1 Variables and Classes

thinkmelt

May 31, 2023 • 1 min read

Installation of PHP with Xdebug under Apache2 was a little challenging, but it did work [here]. Some of the issues were compability between the apache2 modules and the various versions of PHP - but it did get working.

PHPStorm is a game changer in accelerated programming, with full code suggestion it shows you exactly what you are allowed to initiate in your code with code-completion:

Note: Where you click on the screen inside PHPStorm will determine what type of debugging you will get.

If you click inside the PHP code you will get the PHP XDebugger and the stepping IDE for PHP.
If you click inside the html page you will get the Javascript Debugger
Note the color change for the php block.

A basic class definition and creation:

Member notation of the object is obtained via $object->member gives us an example of a memeber object inside the class object.

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