PHP Persistence: Concepts, Techniques and Practical Solutions with Doctrine

Take the pain out of dealing with relational databases in an object-oriented programming world. With this short book, you can save time and money by simply coding less while accomplishing more with the Doctrine persistence framework, a leading persistence solution for PHP programmers and web developers. PHP Persistence teaches you about PHP persistence and how to use it effectively for your database-driven applications.

Bestselling author Michael Romer leverages his own vast experience to show you what you need to know about Doctrine 2 and how to use it in your own projects. Along the way you’ll learn about powerful persistence techniques, such as object-relational mapping (ORM) in PHP.

What You’ll Learn

• Define entities and references between entities
• Manage entities
• Master the Doctrine Query Language
• Use appropriate command-line tools for PHP persistence
• Program for caching

Who This Book Is For

Experienced PHP programmers and web developers with some exposure to PHP.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: About This Book
Chapter 2: Introduction
Chapter 3: A Self-Made ORM
Chapter 4: Hello, Doctrine 2!
Chapter 5: Defining Entities
Chapter 6: References Between Entities
Chapter 7: Managing Entities
Chapter 8: Doctrine Query Language
Chapter 9: Command Line Tools
Chapter 10: Caching
Chapter 11: Advanced Topics