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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 PHP's built-in sorting function

PHP has a rich library of predefined functions, and that also includes different sorting functions. It has different functions to sort a list of items in an array either by value or by key/index. We can also keep the association of the array's values with their respective keys while doing the sorting. Another important function of PHP is the built-in function for sorting a multi-dimensional array. Here is a summary of these functions:

Function name

Purpose

sort()

This sorts an array in ascending order. Value/key association is not preserved.

rsort()

Sort an array in reverse/descending order. Index/key association is not preserved.

asort()

Sort an array while maintaining index association.

arsort()

Sort an array in reverse order and maintain index association.

ksort()

Sort an array by key. It maintains...