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The Singleton pattern is a creational design pattern that ensures a class has only one instance and provides a global point of access to that instance. It is commonly used when there is a need to have a single instance of a class throughout the application and to control access to that instance. In PHP, the Singleton pattern can be implemented using a private constructor, a static method for accessing the instance, and a static variable to store the single instance.

 

Example on how we  implement this in PHP:

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The Dependency Injection pattern is a design pattern that focuses on providing dependencies to an object from external sources rather than having the object create or manage its dependencies internally. It promotes loose coupling between classes, enhances reusability, and improves testability. In PHP, dependency injection can be implemented in several ways, including constructor injection, setter injection, and interface injection.

 

Constructor Injection:

Constructor injection involves passing dependencies to a class through its constructor. The dependencies are typically provided as constructor parameters.

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The SOLID principles are a set of design principles that promote software development practices that result in maintainable, flexible, and scalable code. Modern PHP Code is implemented based on these.

 

SOLID is an acronym that stands for:

Single Responsibility Principle (SRP): This principle states that a class should have only one reason to change. It means that a class should have a single responsibility and should be focused on doing one thing well. By separating responsibilities, it becomes easier to understand, test, and maintain individual components.

Open-Closed Principle (OCP): This principle states that software entities (classes, modules, functions, etc.) should be open for extension but closed for modification. It means that you should be able to extend the behavior of a system without modifying its existing code. This is usually achieved through the use of abstractions, interfaces, and inheritance.

Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP): This principle states that objects of a superclass should be replaceable with objects of its subclass without affecting the correctness of the program. In other words, if a class is a subtype of another class, it should be able to be used wherever the parent class is expected. Violating this principle can lead to unexpected behavior and bugs.

Interface Segregation Principle (ISP): This principle states that clients should not be forced to depend on interfaces they do not use. It encourages the creation of small, specific interfaces rather than large, general-purpose ones. By doing so, you avoid imposing unnecessary dependencies on clients and ensure that they only depend on the methods they actually need.

Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP): This principle states that high-level modules should not depend on low-level modules. Both should depend on abstractions. It promotes loose coupling and allows for more flexibility and easier testing. This principle encourages the use of dependency injection, where dependencies are provided to a class from the outside rather than being instantiated within the class itself.

 

 

Single Responsibility Principle (SRP):

- A PHP class should have a single responsibility.
- Avoid creating classes that handle multiple unrelated tasks.
- Split functionality into separate classes, each with a specific responsibility.

Example 1;

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Implementing JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication in PHP involves several steps. Here's a detailed explanation of how you can achieve it using the firebase/php-jwt package.

 

Step 1:

Install Dependencies To start, you need to install the required dependencies using Composer, which is a package manager for PHP. Open your terminal and navigate to your project directory, then run the following command to create a composer.json file:

composer init

Follow the prompts to set up your composer.json file, and once it's created, run the following command to install the required dependencies:

composer require firebase/php-jwt

This will install the firebase/php-jwt package, which provides JWT functionality in PHP.