I learned PHP OOP basics and to improve my knowledge of that, I am willing to create forum from scratch using OOP. So, can you give me a few tips you think I should know, what classes should I use and etc to improve my OOP knowledge as much as it possible. Thanks.
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In begining it is good to create Interfaces of Global Classes. They will help you in application development. A very good practice is a using a Abstract classes. Some Patterns can help you to. Singleton, Decorator, Factory is very comfort for all projects.
Alexander.Plutov
2010-09-11 12:23:04
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Maybe you should consider using PHP framework, preferably some that uses MVC (some of them are listed on that page). You will have to write new classes and also you'll see how the work is done in particular framework, which can certainly enhance your OOP knowledge.
As a bonus, many of these frameworks focuses on security issues so you will not have to worry about security of your web application. And after you learn how to use the framework, it should speed up your work.
Viktor Stískala
2010-09-11 12:33:56
+1 for security advantage. Design advantages of MVC over domain objects are debatable otoh.
mario
2010-09-11 12:46:41
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You might take a look at 'PHP and MySQL Web Development' by Luke Welling and Laura Thompson. Chapter 31 is titled 'Building Web Forums'. I haven't read this chapter, but I have read most of the book and found it pretty good.
curt
2010-09-11 16:28:48