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In this course, author Drew Falkman shows how to install the latest version of PHP, the popular web application server, and reviews the performance enhancements and language improvements in the 5.4 release, including short array syntax, function arrays, and support for the $this reference to current objects in closures. The course also introduces traits, the mechanism for code reuse in single inheritance languages such as PHP.
Topics include:

    Installing PHP 5.4 on Mac and Windows
    Using the built-in web server
    Monitoring upload progress
    Using the high-precision timer
    Using class member access on instantiation
    Introducing horizontal reuse