Slim PHP is an excellent framework for building micro applications in PHP. You know, the kind of app that does one thing, and does it well.
In this Coffee Break Course, you'll get a good introduction to Slim and see how a standard Slim application is built. You'll see how to work with GET and POST routes, and how to retrieve data from the environment. Naturally, you'll also learn how to use templates in Slim and how to manipulate template variables. Along the way, you'll gain a thorough understanding of how a Slim app is put together, specifically configuring application settings, dependencies, and routes.
Matthew Setter is a software developer and freelance technical writer with over 14 years of professional software development experience gained in Australia, England and Germany. He is the author of Zend Framework 2 Foundations, writes for a variety of publications including PHP Architect magazine and SitePoint.com, and is regularly developing with PHP and related technologies.