Take the pain out of dealing with relational databases in an object-oriented programming world. With this short book, you can save time and money by simply coding less while accomplishing more with the Doctrine persistence framework, a leading persistence solution for PHP programmers and web developers. PHP Persistence teaches you about PHP persistence and how to use it effectively for your database-driven applications.

Bestselling author Michael Romer leverages his own vast experience to show you what you need to know about Doctrine 2 and how to use it in your own projects. Along the way you’ll learn about powerful persistence techniques, such as object-relational mapping (ORM) in PHP.

What You'll Learn

• Define entities and references between entities


• Manage entities


• Master the Doctrine Query Language


• Use appropriate command-line tools for PHP persistence


• Program for caching

Who This Book Is For

Experienced PHP programmers and web developers with some exposure to PHP.