Modern PHP by Example

— A Gentle 101 for the AI Era

• 1. Modern PHP by Example — A Gentle 101 for the AI Era
• 2. Variables & Types — The Shape of Data
• 3. Arrays — Simple, Flexible, Often Misused
• 4. Associative Arrays — When Keys Carry Meaning
• 5. Functions — Small Units of Behavior
• 6. Objects — When Data Deserves a Name
• 7. Two Common Ways We Use Classes in Modern PHP
• 8. Entities & Value Objects — Two Roles, One Model
• 9. Value Objects — Small, Immutable Pieces of Meaning
• 10. Entities — When Identity Matters
• 11. Collections — Groups of Things That Belong Together
• 12. Repositories — Where Entities Live
• 13. Services — When Behavior Doesn’t Belong to an Entity
• 14. Factories — When Object Creation Deserves a Home
• 15. A Simple Router — The Shape of a Request
• 16. A Simple Database Query — Safe by Default
• 17. A Simple API Call — Modern HTTP in PHP
• 18. A Simple Controller — Giving Behavior a Home
• 19. A Simple Response — Returning Meaning, Not Strings
• 20. A Simple Error Handler — Keeping Failures Calm
• 21. A Simple View — When Presentation Deserves a Home
• 22. A Simple Front Controller — The Quiet Coordinator
• 23. The Closing Chapter of the PHP 101 Arc