This document provides an overview of setting up a PHP development environment. It discusses using WampServer, MAMP, or XAMPP to get started. It then covers various topics that are important for developing PHP applications professionally such as using version control with Git, deploying to different environments like production and development, using virtual machines with Vagrant, and managing dependencies with Composer. The document aims to teach best practices for PHP development.

1. Jump Start PHP Environment

3. The Easy Way...
Use a compact solution:
• WampServer
• MAMP
• XAMPP

4. WampServer
http://www.wampserver.com/
• Available only on Windows
• Apache 2.4.9
• MySQL 5.6.17
• PHP 5.5.12

5. MAMP
http://www.mamp.info
• Available on Windows and Mac
• Apache 2.2.27
• MySQL 5.5.41
• PHP 5.3.23 – 7.0

6. XAMPP
https://www.apachefriends.org
• For Windows, Mac and Linux
• Apache 2.4.17
• MariaDB 10.1.9
• PHP 5.5.30 / 5.6.16 / 7.0.1

7. Hello World!

8. Is This the Only Way?

9. Presenting the Professional Way

10. Who Is This Dude?

11. Content
1.The Anatomy of Web Requests
2.The Programming Environment
3.The Application Environment
4.Virtual Machines
5.Versioning Systems
6.Deployment and Hosting
7.Composer
8.Learn by Example: A Web App from Scratch

12. 1. The Anatomy of Web Requests
● The Client and the Server
● Web Requests Basics
● Server-side Languages
● For those who want more: DNS Requests

13. 2. The Programming Environment
● A Good IDE Is Worth Its File Size in Gold
● The Importance of Coding Standards
● The Command Line / Terminal
● The Community

14. 3. The Application Environment
● Application Environments:
● Production
● Development
● Staging and Maintenance
● The Evil of *AMP Bundles
● Machine Pollution
● Learning is Progress, or How the Comfort of Your Comfort Zone is Overrated
● Testing
● The Uncleanable Mess
● Production/Development Parity
● Performance and Debugging

15. 4. Virtual Machines
● Virtual Machines Explained:
● What are VMs?
● Getting to Know VirtualBox and Vagrant
● The Benefits of VMs
● Vagrant in a Nutshell
● Vagrant Boxes
● Provisioning
● Using Vagrant
● Homestead Improved: Explanation
● Defining New Sites
● Shutdown

16. 5. Versioning Systems
● Versioning Basics
● Git and GitHub
● Git in Action

17. 6. Deployment and Hosting
● Hosting
● Shared Hosting
● Cloud Hosting
● (Virtual) Private Hosting
● Deployment
● Manual
● Automatic and Semiautomatic Deployment

18. 7. Composer
● Spaghetti Western
● Namespaces and Ye Olde Package Management
● What is Composer?
● Usage Example
● More Tricks to Try

19. 8. Learn by Example: A Web App from Scratch
● What will we be building?
● Setting Up the Environment
● Bootstrapping the App
● Developing the App
● Deployment

20. How to Get the Book?

21. Are You a Student?

22. Questions?