by McLearn eLearning | Publisher: Stone River eLearning | Release Date: July 2019 | ISBN: 10000000ML116

At the core of PHP development is a deep understanding of how to leverage existing code to speed up your own development. In this course, you will learn how to find and include third-party code using Composer. This will dramatically improve your time-to-market by allowing you to use best-of-breed software to solve common problems. First, you will learn how to include third-party code. After that, you'll take on learning how to manage internal dependencies. You'll finish up the course with an understanding of how to autoload your own code with Composer. When you are finished with this course, you will have a thorough understanding of one of the key tools in the PHP ecosystem: Composer.

1. Introduction
   • Composer vs. PECL-Pear 00:03:05
   • Installing Composer 00:02:39
   • Your First Composer Project 00:01:57
2. Including Third Party Code
   • The composer.json File 00:03:38
   • Understanding Semantic Versioning 00:04:41
   • The composer.lock File 00:03:20
   • Finding Packages with Packagist 00:04:56
3. Autoloading Your Code
   • Autoloading Code Without Composer 00:05:40
   • Autoloading with Composer 00:03:34
   • Under the Hood 00:04:57
4. Composer Scripts
   • Using Composer Events 00:02:13
   • Custom Commands 00:02:42
5. Publishing Your Own Composer Package
   • How to Publish a Package 00:04:29
   • Versioning and Releases 00:02:38