TutsPlus - Object-Oriented Programming in PHP

There’s no two ways about it: understanding object oriented programming is hard! We all know the feeling. But eventually, if you stick with it, things suddenly click—and boy, is that an amazing feeling.

So that’s my goal with this massive video series (separated into three cheap purchases for your convenience.) My job is to help someone, possibly you, finally dig into Object Oriented Programming, and, not only understand the concepts, but also understand WHEN and HOW you would actually use these techniques.

We start at the very beginning

* What is a class? What is an object?
* What are the differences between the two? Are they the same?
* How to create your first class.
* Understand the syntax.

And then, slowly, we move on to more in depth reviews of:

* The Static Keyword
* Encapsulation
* Inheritance
* Child classes
* Converting a procedural based set of functions into a reusable class.
* Why it’s essential to properly document core code with DocBlocks.

And Finally…
The series concludes as we build a MySQL database wrapper class from scratch. Along the way, we’ll learn the pitfalls of creating such classes, and why it’s extremely important to leave all specifics outside of your class.

I hope you enjoy it!

Content:
1. Chapter 1 - Introduction and OOP First Steps
2. Chapter 2 – What are Objects and Classes. What’s the relationship between the two.
3. Chapter 3 – How to Perfectly Document your Code with DocBlocks
4. Chapter 4 - What is Encapsulation
5. Chapter 5 – The Static Keyword
6. Chapter 6 – Inheritance / Creating Child Classes
7. Chapter 7 – Building a MySQL Wrapper Class (Parts 1 and 2)
8. Chapters 8-11 – Building a MySQL DB Class from Scratch