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PHP Programming in the AI Era
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PHP Programming in the AI Era

by Doug Bierer, Rainier Sarabia
July 2026
Intermediate
478 pages
9h 8m
English
Packt Publishing
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Interacting with a Database

In this chapter, we explore practical techniques for integrating PHP applications with relational databases using classic design patterns. The first recipe shows you how to build a PDO-based database connection factory leveraging a central services container. Next, we demonstrate how AI agents can accelerate development by generating database entity classes from SQL definitions. We then walk through how you might build a flexible SQL query builder using the Builder design pattern. Finally, we address performance and cost efficiency by providing a recipe that defines a PSR-16 compliant caching class that stores and retrieves GenAI API responses directly from a database.

In this chapter we cover the following main ...

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