Object Oriented PHP & MVC

Explore the basics of object oriented programming in PHP by defining a user class with properties and methods, instantiating objects, accessing properties, and using this to reference class data.

Explore PHP object oriented concepts by implementing constructors and destructors in a user class, automatically initializing properties, managing object lifecycles, and using magic constants to identify the class.

Explore inheritance in PHP by extending a user class to access protected properties and methods from a customer class. See constructors and parent::__construct used to initialize data.

Explore how an open source mvc framework routes requests via htaccess, loads controllers and methods like index, add, and edit, and passes data to views for a SharesPost app.

Create reusable header and footer includes in a PHP MVC app, wiring header with the site name and CSS, and the footer with main.js via app root and URL route.

Set up the share posts app within the MVC framework, configure the database, and prepare the home view; create the share posts database with users and posts tables.

Create a users controller in an object oriented PHP MVC app, handling register form display and post submission, initializing form data and error variables, and loading the register view.

Create a post model to fetch posts with a join to users for author names, then render posts in index view as bootstrap cards with title, body, and more button.

Implement an edit workflow by reusing the add method, enforce ownership, load current post data, and update via the post model with validation and flash feedback.

Implement delete functionality in a pure PHP MVC app by adding a delete post controller and model, enforcing post requests, flashing 'post removed', and ensuring only the owner can delete.