PHP Application Development with NetBeans : Beginner's Guide

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ISBN: 9781849515801 | 1849515808
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Copyright: 8/31/2012

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NetBeans has many features that greatly simplify PHP development, and with its several features and great flexibility. NetBeans abstracts much of the work needed to configure the environment and makes it convenient for PHP developers to start coding straight away. This book provides step-by-step instructions that show you how to take control of the environment and make use of these features to make your PHP application development more efficient and productive then ever before.

Preface	p. 1
Setting up your Development Environment	p. 7
Why NetBeans for PHP application development?	p. 8
Recommended system requirements	p. 9
Downloading the NetBeans IDE	p. 10
Time for action - downloading the NetBeans IDE	p. 10
Installing NetBeans	p. 12
Time for action - installing NetBeans step by step	p. 13
Setting up your development environment in Windows	p. 18
Time for action - installing XAMPP in Windows	p. 18
Setting up your development environment in the Ubuntu desktop	p. 21
Time for action - installing LAMP on the Ubuntu desktop	p. 21
Setting up your development environment in Mac OS X	p. 25
Time for action - installing MAMP in Mac OS X	p. 26
Creating a NetBeans PHP project	p. 30
Time for action - creating a NetBeans PHP project	p. 31
Summary	p. 36
Boosting Your Coding Productivity with the PHP Editor	p. 37
Familiarizing yourself with the base IDE features	p. 38
Exploring the editor for PHP	p. 45
Exploring more with the editor	p. 53
Using rename refactoring and instant rename	p. 53
Using code completion	p. 56
Using the code generator	p. 63
Summary	p. 66
Building a Facebook-like Status Poster using NetBeans	p. 67
Planning the project	p. 67
Understanding JSON - JavaScript Object Notation	p. 69
Introducing jQuery - the definitive JavaScript library	p. 70
Understanding AJAX - asynchronous JavaScript and XML	p. 71
Introducing jQuery.ajax()	p. 71
Introducing PHP Data Objects (PDO)	p. 72
Creating the NetBeans PHP project	p. 72
Creating the status stream display list	p. 73
Setting up the database server	p. 73
Time for action - connecting with MySQL database server	p. 73
Creating the database and table	p. 74
Time for action - creating MySQL database and table	p. 75
Inserting sample rows into the table	p. 78
Adding sample user image files	p. 79
Creating the StatusPoster PHP class	p. 79
Time for action - creating a class, adding a constructor, and creating methods	p. 80
Firing the user interface for displaying the status list	p. 85
Time for action - adding CSS support to the document	p. 85
Time for action - adding jQuery support and custom JS library	p. 89
Time for action - showing the status list	p. 92
Hatching out the status poster using PHP-AJAX	p. 96
Time for action-adding the status input box to the interface	p. 97
Adding new status post template to index.php	p. 99
Creating the AJAX status poster	p. 99
Time for action - creating status poster using JQuery AJAX	p. 100
Working with StatusPoster.php again	p. 103
Adding AJAX responder code to index.php	p. 104
Testing the usability of the status poster	p. 105
Summary	p. 108
Debugging and Testing using NetBeans	p. 109
Debugging - the ancient art of programming	p. 109
Debugging PHP source code with XDebug	p. 110
Configuring XDebug	p. 110
Time for action - installing XDebug on Windows	p. 111
Enabling XDebug on Ubuntu	p. 113
Time for action - installing XDebug on Ubuntu	p. 113
Enabling XDebug on Mac OS X	p. 114
Debugging the PHP source with NetBeans	p. 115
The debugger windows	p. 116
Basic debugging workflow	p. 117
Time for action - running a debugging session	p. 117
Adding Watches	p. 122
Time for action - adding the expression to watch	p. 122
Testing with PHPU nit	p. 125
Configuring PHPUnit	p. 125
Time for action - installing PHPUnit via PEAR	p. 125
Creating and running PHPUnit tests	p. 129
Time for action - testing with PHPUnit	p. 129
Dealing with code coverage with PHPUnit	p. 132
Time for action - using code coverage	p. 132
Testing using the Selenium framework	p. 135
Time for action - running tests with Selenium	p. 136
Summary	p. 139
Using Code Documentation	p. 141
Writing great documentation	p. 141
PHPDoc - commenting standard for PHP	p. 142
Example of a DocBlock	p. 142
Acquainting with PHPDoc tags	p. 143
Data type tags	p. 144
Legal tags	p. 144
Versioning tags	p. 144
Other tags	p. 145
Documenting the source code	p. 145
Documenting the functions and methods	p. 145
Time for action-documenting a PHP function or method	p. 146
Documenting classes	p. 149
Time for action - documenting the PHP class and class variables	p. 149
Documenting TODO tasks	p. 153
Time for action - using $todo tags	p. 153
Documenting the API	p. 155
Configuring ApiGen	p. 155
Time for action - installing ApiGen and configuring it with NetBeans	p. 156
Generating API documentation	p. 157
Time for action - generating documentation using ApiGen	p. 158
Summary	p. 163
Understanding Git, the NetBeans Way	p. 165
Version control system	p. 166
Distributed version control	p. 168
Git - the fast and distributed version control system	p. 169
Understanding Git, the NetBeans way	p. 170
Initializing a Git repository	p. 170
Time for action - initializing a Git repository	p. 170
Cloning a Git repository	p. 172
Time for action - cloning a Git repository from GitHub via the SSH protocol	p. 173
Staging files to a Git repository	p. 177
Time for action - staging files to a Git repository	p. 177
Viewing changes in the source editor	p. 180
Git window	p. 180
Committing changes to the repository	p. 181
Time for action - committing changes to the local repository	p. 181
Comparing file revisions	p. 182
Time for action - using diff from the IDE	p. 182
Reverting the local changes of the repository	p. 183
Time for action - reverting changes of the working tree	p. 184
Working with remote repositories	p. 186
Fetching source code updates	p. 186
Time for action - fetching source code updates	p. 186
Pulling updates from the remote repository	p. 187
Time for action - pulling updates from the remote repository	p. 187
Pushing source code changes to a remote repository	p. 188
Time for action - pushing source code changes	p. 189
Working with branches	p. 190
Creating a branch	p. 191
Time for action - creating a branch	p. 191
Checking out a branch	p. 192
Time for action - checking out a branch	p. 192
Switching to a branch	p. 194
Checking out files	p. 195
Merging	p. 195
Time for action - merging into current branch	p. 196
Deleting a branch	p. 197
Good practices and workflow	p. 198
Summary	p. 199
Building User Registration. Login, and Logout	p. 201
Planning the project	p. 202
Understanding the application architecture	p. 202
Understanding the DAO pattern	p. 205
Reviewing OOP issues	p. 205
Namespace	p. 206
The API	p. 207
Designing the database	p. 207
Creating the data access layer	p. 208
Creating the BaseDao abstract class	p. 208
Time for action - creating the BaseDao class	p. 208
Creating the User DAO class	p. 210
Time for action - creating the User Dao class	p. 211
Creating the Service layer	p. 216
Creating the ValidatorService class	p. 216
Time for action - creating the ValidatorService class	p. 216
Creating the UserService class	p. 223
Time for action - creating the UserService class	p. 224
Building the application	p. 233
Time for action - creating the user application	p. 233
Creating the user interface	p. 237
Time for action - creating the user interface	p. 237
Summary	p. 247
Introducing Symfony2 Support in NetBeans 7.2	p. 249
Downloading and integrating the latest Symfony Standard Edition	p. 249
Time for action - integrating Symfony2 with NetBeans	p. 249
Creating a new Symfony2 project	p. 250
Time for action - creating a Symfony2 project using NetBeans	p. 250
Running Symfony2 console commands inside NetBeans	p. 254
Creating a bundle	p. 254
Time for action - creating a bundle using the Symfony2 console command	p. 255
NetBeans Keyboard Shortcuts	p. 259
File menu	p. 259
Edit menu	p. 259
View menu	p. 260
Navigate menu	p. 261
Source menu	p. 262
Refactor menu	p. 263
Run menu	p. 263
Debug menu	p. 263
Window menu	p. 264
Scrolling and selecting	p. 266
Modifying text	p. 266
Code folding	p. 266
Searching for text	p. 267
Setting tabs	p. 267
Pop Quiz Answers	p. 269
Boosting your Coding Productivity with the PHP Editor	p. 269
Building a Facebook-like Status Poster using NetBeans	p. 270
Debugging and Testing using NetBeans	p. 271
Using Code Documentation	p. 272
Understanding Git, the NetBeans way	p. 272
Index	p. 275
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