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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)

Using an array as flexible storage

So far we have seen a PHP array as a dynamic, hybrid data structure for storing any type of data. This gives us a lot more freedom to utilize an array as a flexible storage container for our data. We can mix different data types and different dimensions of data in a single array. We do not have to even define the size or type of array we are going to use. We can grow, shrink, and modify data to and from an array whenever we need to.

Not only does PHP allows us to create dynamic arrays, but it also provides us with lots of built-in functionalities for arrays. For example: array_intersect, array_merge, array_diff, array_push, array_pop, prev, next, current, end, and many more.