PHP books and articles
Built on a C-based engine, PHP drives roughly 70% of the programmable web — from the global scale of Wikipedia to the clean craftsmanship of modern Laravel applications. This is a deep dive into the art of PHP backend development. Whether you're mastering basic control structures or engineering scalable, production-ready systems, let's build it right.
Books
Linear Code Mastery for PHP
100 backend engineering tickets in strict progressive order. Every task adds exactly one new concept to the one before it, with complete production-grade solutions.
For: PHP developers with 1–4 years of experience
Interview Mastery for PHP
Every question answered at Junior, Middle and Senior depth, with a Senior Probe follow-up. Prep material if you are interviewing, a calibration rubric if you are hiring.
For: Candidates preparing for backend interviews, and the people interviewing them
Latest articles
All 8 articles →Working with Legacy PHP Applications: What You Need to Know
Most real PHP jobs involve maintaining existing code, not building from scratch. Here's what makes code "legacy" and how to work with it safely.
PHP and MySQL: What You Need to Know as a Developer
How PHP actually talks to MySQL, prepared statements, and the database mistakes that trip up almost every beginner.
Laravel vs Plain PHP: Which Should a Beginner Learn?
What each one teaches you, what each one hides from you, and which order actually builds real skill instead of framework pattern-matching.
PHP Job Interview: What to Expect and How to Prepare
Common PHP interview questions, how technical rounds are actually structured, and a preparation plan that goes beyond memorizing definitions.