Building RESTful Web Services with PHP 7

Learn how to build RESTful API and web services in PHP 7About This BookLeverage the Lumen framework to build RESTful API endpoints for your applicationsUnderstand how to increase efficiency and security of your web service.Learn to apply the concepts by implementing the examples covered in the bookWho This Book Is ForThis book is for PHP developers who wish to learn about the REST architecture to be able to build and consume REST APIs in their applications.What You Will LearnUnderstand the REST API architecture and its benefitsWrite RESTful API web services in PHP 7Address security-elated issues in a REST APILeverage the importance of automated testing and write tests for API endpointsIdentify security flaws in our current API endpoints and tackle them effectivelyObserve the working of Lumen microframeworks and write RESTful web services in itIn DetailREST is the most wide spread and effective standard to develop APIs for internet services. With the way PHP and its eco-system has modernized the way code is written by simplifying various operations, it is useful to develop RESTful APIs with PHP 7 and modern tools.This book explains in detail how to create your own RESTful API in PHP 7 that can be consumed by other users in your organization.Starting with a brief introduction to the fundamentals of REST architecture and the new features in PHP 7, you will learn to implement basic RESTful API endpoints using vanilla PHP. The book explains how to identify flaws in security and design and teach you how to tackle them. You will learn about composer, Lumen framework and how to make your RESTful API cleaner, secure and efficient. The book emphasizes on automated tests, teaches about different testing types and give a brief introduction to microservices which is the natural way forward.After reading this book, you will have a clear understanding of the REST architecture and you can build a web service from scratch.Style and approachThis book will get you started with REST architecture and will also teach you different methods to build web services from scratch.