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PHP 7 Data Structures and Algorithms

By : Mizanur Rahman
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Book Image

PHP 7 Data Structures and Algorithms

5 (1)
By: Mizanur Rahman

Overview of this book

PHP has always been the the go-to language for web based application development, but there are materials and resources you can refer to to see how it works. Data structures and algorithms help you to code and execute them effectively, cutting down on processing time significantly. If you want to explore data structures and algorithms in a practical way with real-life projects, then this book is for you. The book begins by introducing you to data structures and algorithms and how to solve a problem from beginning to end using them. Once you are well aware of the basics, it covers the core aspects like arrays, listed lists, stacks and queues. It will take you through several methods of finding efficient algorithms and show you which ones you should implement in each scenario. In addition to this, you will explore the possibilities of functional data structures using PHP and go through advanced algorithms and graphs as well as dynamic programming. By the end, you will be confident enough to tackle both basic and advanced data structures, understand how they work, and know when to use them in your day-to-day work
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Understanding insertion Sort

So far, we have seen two comparison-based sorting algorithms. Now, we will explore another sorting algorithm that is somewhat efficient compared to the previous two. We are talking about the insertion sort. It has the simplest implementation compared to the other two sorting algorithms we have just seen. If the number of items is smaller, insertion sort works better than bubble sort and selection sort. If the data set is large, then it becomes inefficient, like bubble sort. Since the swapping is almost linear for insertion sort, it is recommended that you use insertion sort instead of bubble sort and selection sort.

As the name suggests, insertion sort works on the principle of inserting the number to its correct place on the left-hand side. It starts from the second item of the array and checks whether the items that are left to it are smaller than...