PHP cheatsheet
List of useful PHP.
Exit the file, string inside gets echoed
die("This file is not meant to be ran. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯");
exit("This file is not meant to be ran. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯");
Printing
echo ""; // Print a string or type that can be made into a string(I.E int, float).
print_r($arr); // Print anything, with type hints for array's and object's
var_dump($arr); // Print anything, with type hints for any value and sizes
Useful string manipulation methods
$string = 'Awesome cheatsheets';
str_contains($string, 'cheat'); // Find if the string contains the specified string (PHP >= 8.0)
str_replace('Awesome', 'Bonjour', $string); // Replace all occurrence
strcmp($string, 'Awesome cheatsheets'); // Compare two strings
strpos($string, 'a', 0); // Get position in the string
str_split($string, 2); // Split the string
strrev($string); // Reverse a string
trim($string); // Strip whitespace from the beginning and end of a string
ucfirst($string); // Make a string's first character uppercase
lcfirst($string); // Make a string's first character lowercase
substr($string, 0, 4); // Return part of a string
Declaring an Array
Indexed Array
$arr = array("John", "Doe", "Lorem", "Ipsum");
Associative Array
$arr = array("John"=>"10", "Doe"=>"200", "Doe"=>"3000", "Ipsum"=>"40000");
Multidimensional Arrays
$arr = array (
array("John",100,180),
array("Doe",150,130),
array("Lorem",500,200),
array("Ipsum",170,150)
);
Declaring array with short syntax
$arr = ["John", "Doe", "Lorem", "Ipsum"]; // Indexed Array
$arr = ["John"=>"10", "Doe"=>"200", "Doe"=>"3000", "Ipsum"=>"40000"]; // Associative Array
$arr = [
["John",100,180],
["Doe",150,130],
["Lorem",500,200],
["Ipsum",170,150], // You can have a "," at the end without throwing syntax errors
];
Sorting an Array
sort($arr); // Sort arrays in ascending order.
rsort($arr); // Sort arrays in descending order.
asort($arr); // Sort associative arrays in ascending order, according to the value.
ksort($arr); // Sort associative arrays in ascending order, according to the key.
arsort($arr); // Sort associative arrays in descending order, according to the value.
krsort($arr); // Sort associative arrays in descending order, according to the key.
Conditions
If/Elseif/Else
if($i > 10) {
} elseif( $i > 100) {
} else {
}
Ternary
$string = $state == 'Running' ? 'He is running' : 'I don\'t know';
Null coalescing
$string = $startDate ?? '';
Ways of looping
continue; // Skip current iter
break; // Exit loop
Foreach
foreach($arr as $key => $value) {
$key = $key;
$value = $value;
}
For
for($i = 0; $i < count($arr); $i++) {
$key = $i;
$value = $arr[$i];
}
While
$i = 0;
while($i < count($arr) - 1) {
$key = $i;
$value = $arr[$i];
}
Do while
$i = 0;
do {
$key = $i;
$value = $arr[$i];
} while($i < count($arr));
Switch
switch($arr) {
case 1:
break;
case 2:
break;
case 3:
break;
default:
}
Global variables
$_SERVER; // SERVER variables
$_GET; // Query params
$_POST; // Post fields
$_REQUEST; // GET and POST together
$GLOBALS; // Array of global variables
$_SESSION; // Browser session
$_FILES; // Array of files that are sent in request
$_COOKIE; // Array of cookies sent in request
$_ENV; // php.ini options
$argv; // Array of terminal arguments (filename included)
$argc; // Number of arguments passed into terminal
Functions
// Simple function
function name($parameter);
// Function with return type (void, int, float, string, array, object, mixed)
function name($parameter) : void;
// Function with optional parameter
function name($parameter = '') : string;
// Function with typed parameter (? means "can be null")
function name(?string $parameter) : ?string;
// Function with union types (PHP >= 8.0)
function name(int|string $parameter1, array $parameter2) : int|string;
// Function call
name('my_parameter');
// Null safe operator (PHP >= 8.0)
$myObject?->getName()?->startWith('A');
Class
class NormalClass extends AbstractClassName implements InterfaceName
{
use TraitName;
// --> PROPERTY TYPES <--
/**
* Public property, everyone can access this property.
* @var Type
*/
public $property;
/**
* Private property, only this instance can access this property.
* @var Type
*/
private $property;
/**
* Protected property, this instance and children can access this property.
* @var Type
*/
protected $property;
/**
* Static property, is the same for all instances of this class.
* @var Type
*/
static $property;
// --> FUNCTION TYPES <--
/**
* Public function, everyone can access this function.
* @param Type
* @return Type
*/
public function publicFunction(Type $var = null): Type
{
}
/**
* Private function, only this instance can access this function.
* @param Type
* @return Type
*/
private function privateFunction(Type $var = null): Type
{
}
/**
* Protected function, this instance and children can access this function.
* @param Type
* @return Type
*/
protected function protectedFunction(Type $var = null): Type
{
}
/**
* Static function, doesn't need an instance to be executed.
* @param Type
* @return Type
*/
public static function staticFunction(Type $var = null): Type
{
}
// --> MAGIC METHODS <--
/**
* Gets triggered on creating a new class instance
* https://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.decon.php
* @param Type
* @return void
*/
public function __construct(Type $var = null)
{
}
/**
* Gets triggered on destruction of a class instance
* https://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.decon.php
* @return void
*/
public function __destruct()
{
}
/**
* __set() is run when writing data to inaccessible properties.
* https://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.overloading.php
* @param string name
* @param mixed value
* @return void
*/
public function __set(string $name , mixed $value)
{
}
/**
* __get() is utilized for reading data from inaccessible properties.
* https://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.overloading.php
* @param string name
* @return mixed
*/
public function __get(string $name)
{
}
/**
* __isset() is triggered by calling isset() or empty() on inaccessible properties.
* https://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.overloading.php
* @param string name
* @return bool
*/
public function __isset(string $name)
{
}
/**
* __unset() is invoked when unset() is used on inaccessible properties.
* https://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.overloading.php
* @param string name
* @return void
*/
public function __unset(string $name)
{
}
/**
* __call is triggered when invoking inaccessible methods in an object context.
* https://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.overloading.php
* @param string name
* @param array arguments
* @return mixed
*/
public function __call(string $name, array $arguments)
{
}
/**
* __callStatic() is triggered when invoking inaccessible methods in a static context.
* https://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.overloading.php
* @param string name
* @param array arguments
* @return mixed
*/
public static function __callStatic(string $name, array $arguments)
{
}
/**
* https://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php
* @return array
*/
public function __sleep()
{
}
/**
* https://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php
* @return void
*/
public function __wakeup()
{
}
/**
* https://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php
* @return string
*/
public function __toString()
{
}
/**
* https://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php
* @param Type
* @return mixed
*/
public function __invoke(Type $var = null)
{
}
/**
* https://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php
* @param array properties
* @return object
*/
public static function __set_state(array $properties)
{
}
/**
* https://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php
* @return array
*/
public function __debugInfo()
{
}
}
Every class that has implemented this interface need to have the same functions.
interface InterfaceName
{
public function FunctionName(Type $var = null): Type;
}
Combination of class and interface.
abstract class AbstractClassName
{
/**
* Classes extending this abstract class need to have this function.
* @param Type
* @return Type
*/
abstract function abstractFunction(Type $var = null): Type;
}
Basic Implementation of LoggerAwareInterface.
trait LoggerAwareTrait
{
/**
* The logger instance.
*
* @var LoggerInterface
*/
protected $logger;
/**
* Sets a logger.
*
* @param LoggerInterface $logger
*/
public function setLogger(LoggerInterface $logger)
{
$this->logger = $logger;
}
}
Example with use of LoggerAwareTrait.
class ClassWithLogger
{
/**
* Use the LoggerAwareTrait in this class.
*/
use LoggerAwareTrait;
}
Originated from github
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