PHP Web Development with Laminas

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From Object-Relational Mapping to MVC Containers

This chapter continues to prepare you to use Laminas. Here, we will go through the last two stages:

• The handling of databases with object-relational mapping (ORM), abstracting SQL statements
• The inversion of control for object-oriented PHP applications with the Laminas framework as a container

First, we will explain the foundations of ORM implemented with the aid of laminas-db. Then, we will introduce you to the basics of Laminas by building an MVC application. These foundations are very important for the creation of an e-commerce application and learning them will be invaluable. You could jump to Chapter 5, Creating the Virtual Store Project, but you may feel like you are trying to attack ...