Use new features of PHP 7 to solve practical, real-world problems faced by PHP developers like yourself every day.About This BookThis course covers the new features of version 7.x, best practices for server-side programming, and MVC frameworksLeverage the potential of PHP for server-side programming, memory management, and Object-Oriented Programming to improve your programming productivityThis course also illustrates the development of a complete modular application using PHP 7 in detailWho This Book Is ForIf you are an aspiring web developer, mobile developer, or back-end programmer, who has basic experience in PHP programming and wants to develop performance-critical applications, then this course is for you. It will take your PHP programming skills to next level.What You Will LearnSolve practical real-world programming problems using PHP 7Discover where and when PHP 5 code needs to be re-written to avoid backwards-compatibility breaksUse advanced PHP 7 features such as the Abstract Syntax Tree, Uniform Variable Syntax, Scalar Type Hints, Generator Delegation, Anonymous Classes, and the Context Sensitive LexerSet up a high performance development and production environment for PHP 7Discover new OOP features in PHP 7 to achieve high performanceDiscover the new features of PHP 7 that are relevant to modular application developmentExplore the ins and outs of the Symfony frameworkBuild a set of modules based on the Symfony framework that comprise a simple web shop appIn DetailPHP is a great language for developing web applications. It is essentially a server-side scripting language. PHP 7 is the latest version, providing major backward-compatibility breaks and focusing on improved performance and speed.This course follows a learning path which is divided into three modules. Each module is a mini course in its own right, taking your basic PHP programing skills to the next level by showing you intermediate to advanced PHP techniques with a focus on PHP 7. This way, get you equipped with the tools and skills required to develop professional and efficient applications for your websites and enterprises.The first module of the book is a programming cookbook that consists over 80 recipes! Each recipe is designed to solve practical, real-world problems faced by PHP developers like yourself every day. This course also covers new ways of writing PHP code made possible only in version 7.The second module of the course is designed to improve the performance and productivity of your application. We'll introduce you to the concepts of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in PHP 7, then shed some light on how to improve the performance of your PHP 7 applications and database. Throughout this module you will be introduced to benchmarking tools.With all importa