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Mastering PHP 7

By : Branko Ajzele
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Mastering PHP 7

By: Branko Ajzele

Overview of this book

PHP is a server-side scripting language that is widely used for web development. With this book, you will get a deep understanding of the advanced programming concepts in PHP and how to apply it practically The book starts by unveiling the new features of PHP 7 and walks you through several important standards set by PHP Framework Interop Group (PHP-FIG). You’ll see, in detail, the working of all magic methods, and the importance of effective PHP OOP concepts, which will enable you to write effective PHP code. You will find out how to implement design patterns and resolve dependencies to make your code base more elegant and readable. You will also build web services alongside microservices architecture, interact with databases, and work around third-party packages to enrich applications. This book delves into the details of PHP performance optimization. You will learn about serverless architecture and the reactive programming paradigm that found its way in the PHP ecosystem. The book also explores the best ways of testing your code, debugging, tracing, profiling, and deploying your PHP application. By the end of the book, you will be able to create readable, reliable, and robust applications in PHP to meet modern day requirements in the software industry.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
16
Debugging, Tracing, and Profiling

Logging


Logging is an important aspect of every application. Knowing how to catch errors does not necessarily mean we are handling the faulty situation as best as we should. If we are not logging the right details, and passing them on to the right consumer, then we are not really handling the situation right.

Let's consider the following catch and generate user message example:

    try {
      //...
    } 
    catch (\Exception $e) {
      $messages[] = __('We can't add this item to your shopping cart right now.');
    }

Let's consider the following example:

<?php

try {
    //...
} catch (\Exception $e) {
    $this->logger->critical($e);
    $messages[] = __("We can't add this item to your shopping cart right now . ");
}

Both examples react to the exception by storing the message into a $messages variable, which is later shown on screen to the current user. This is great as the application does not crash, the user is shown what happened, and the application is allowed to execute. However...