PHP Architect · Vol 19, Issue 6 · June 2020

Building a REST API from Scratch

by Gunnard Engebreth

This tutorial walks you through a basic CRUD API using the Slim framework. The intent is to familiarize yourself with RESTful concepts as well as the benefits of using a micro-framework versus a full-fledged one.

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About the author

Gunnard Engebreth

Gunnard has been a professional developer for over 20 years. He has worked as a sysadmin, SAN/NAS support, and web developer. Throughout the years he has picked up on tips and tricks other devs use to increase their performance and sharpen their skills. Gunnard has been using TMUX and VIM for the past 10 years as his main form of an IDE and has never looked back.

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