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Price
$19
Course Type
Online
Duration
2 hours
Date
Various dates throughout the year
Entry Requirements
intermediate Level
About this course
As more and more web & mobile applications nowadays are being powered by RESTful APIs on the back-end, this course is a simple yet practical introduction to creating your first API in less than an hour.
In this course, you'll learn how to build a very simple RESTful API using the CodeIgniter PHP framework.
You'll learn how to:
- Use PHP and CodeIgniter to create fully RESTful APIs
- Leverage existing classes and frameworks to cut down development time
- Create a simple API with CRUD (Create/Read/Update/Delete) functionality
- Fetch user information from a real back-end MySQL database
- Restrict your API to certain keys or whitelisted IP addresses
- Sanitize and validate data using CodeIgniter's built in form validation libraries
What are the requirements?
- Intermediate knowledge of PHP (5.3+) and MySQL
- Basic familiarity with the CodeIgniter framework is an asset
- Working local environment setup: LAMP/ XXAMP / WAMP / MAMP
What am I going to get from this course?
- Over 13 lectures and 1.5 hours of content!
- Understand how to create a simple RESTful API with the basic CRUD (Create/Read/Update/Delete) functionality
- Practical hands-on experience
- Tips & tricks for testing and debugging your API calls
- Pro tips to make working with your database a piece of cake
- More experience with CodeIgniter - the most popular PHP framework
What is the target audience?
- This course is meant for people who are familiar with PHP and want to learn the basics of creating RESTful APIs.
