PHP and MongoDB Web Development Beginner's Guide
Combine the power of PHP and MongoDB to build dynamic web 2.0 applications
Published on 13. January 2025
292 pages
978-1-84951-363-0 (ISBN)
Description
Combine the power of PHP and MongoDB to build dynamic web 2.0 applications
Key Features
Learn to build PHP-powered dynamic web applications using MongoDB as the data backend
Handle user sessions, store real-time site analytics, build location-aware web apps, and much more, all using MongoDB and PHP
Full of step-by-step instructions and practical examples, along with challenges to test and improve your knowledge
Book DescriptionWith the rise of Web 2.0, the need for a highly scalable database, capable of storing diverse user-generated content is increasing. MongoDB, an open-source, non-relational database has stepped up to meet this demand and is being used in some of the most popular websites in the world. MongoDB is one of the NoSQL databases which is gaining popularity for developing PHP Web 2.0 applications.PHP and MongoDB Web Development Beginner'AEos Guide is a fast-paced, hands-on guide to get started with web application development using PHP and MongoDB. The book follows a 'AEuCode first, explain later'AEu approach, using practical examples in PHP to demonstrate unique features of MongoDB. It does not overwhelm you with information (or starve you of it), but gives you enough to get a solid practical grasp on the concepts.The book starts by introducing the underlying concepts of MongoDB. Each chapter contains practical examples in PHP that teache specific features of the database.The book teaches you to build a blogging application, handle user sessions and authentication, and perform aggregation with MapReduce. You will learn unique MongoDB features and solve interesting problems like real-time analytics, location-aware web apps etc. You will be guided to use MongoDB alongside MySQL to build a diverse data back-end. With its concise coverage of concepts and numerous practical examples, PHP and MongoDB Web Development Beginner'AEos Guide is the right choice for the PHP developer to get started with learning MongoDB.What you will learn
Get MongoDB up and running on the machine (Windows/Mac/Linux)
Build a PHP-powered website with MongoDB as the data storage
Handle HTTP sessions with MongoDB
Store website analytics data in real time
Process large datasets with MapReduce
Use MongoDB to supplement your existing relational database'AEi build data archives, cache tiers, store results of expensive SQL queries in MongoDB
Build location-aware web applications
Optimize MongoDB for better performance and security
Who this book is forThis book assumes that you are experienced in web application development using PHP, HTML, and CSS. Having working knowledge of using a relational database system such as MySQL will help you grasp some of the concepts quicker, but it is not strictly mandatory. No prior knowledge of MongoDB is required.
Key Features
Learn to build PHP-powered dynamic web applications using MongoDB as the data backend
Handle user sessions, store real-time site analytics, build location-aware web apps, and much more, all using MongoDB and PHP
Full of step-by-step instructions and practical examples, along with challenges to test and improve your knowledge
Book DescriptionWith the rise of Web 2.0, the need for a highly scalable database, capable of storing diverse user-generated content is increasing. MongoDB, an open-source, non-relational database has stepped up to meet this demand and is being used in some of the most popular websites in the world. MongoDB is one of the NoSQL databases which is gaining popularity for developing PHP Web 2.0 applications.PHP and MongoDB Web Development Beginner'AEos Guide is a fast-paced, hands-on guide to get started with web application development using PHP and MongoDB. The book follows a 'AEuCode first, explain later'AEu approach, using practical examples in PHP to demonstrate unique features of MongoDB. It does not overwhelm you with information (or starve you of it), but gives you enough to get a solid practical grasp on the concepts.The book starts by introducing the underlying concepts of MongoDB. Each chapter contains practical examples in PHP that teache specific features of the database.The book teaches you to build a blogging application, handle user sessions and authentication, and perform aggregation with MapReduce. You will learn unique MongoDB features and solve interesting problems like real-time analytics, location-aware web apps etc. You will be guided to use MongoDB alongside MySQL to build a diverse data back-end. With its concise coverage of concepts and numerous practical examples, PHP and MongoDB Web Development Beginner'AEos Guide is the right choice for the PHP developer to get started with learning MongoDB.What you will learn
Get MongoDB up and running on the machine (Windows/Mac/Linux)
Build a PHP-powered website with MongoDB as the data storage
Handle HTTP sessions with MongoDB
Store website analytics data in real time
Process large datasets with MapReduce
Use MongoDB to supplement your existing relational database'AEi build data archives, cache tiers, store results of expensive SQL queries in MongoDB
Build location-aware web applications
Optimize MongoDB for better performance and security
Who this book is forThis book assumes that you are experienced in web application development using PHP, HTML, and CSS. Having working knowledge of using a relational database system such as MySQL will help you grasp some of the concepts quicker, but it is not strictly mandatory. No prior knowledge of MongoDB is required.
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Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
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Digital original
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4,51 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84951-363-0 (9781849513630)
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Rubayeet Islam | R. Islam
PHP and Mongodb Web Development Beginner's Guide
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11/2011
Packt Publishing
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Rubayeet Islam is a software developer with over four years of experience in large-scale web application development on open-source technology stacks (LAMP, Python/Django, Ruby on Rails). He is currently involved in developing cloud-based distributed software that uses MongoDB as its analytics and metadata back-end. He has also spoken in seminars to promote the use of MongoDB and NoSQL databases in general. He graduated from University of Dhaka with BS in Computer Science and Engineering.
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