PHP Rest API Example

PHP Rest API Example

Hi friends, if you are wondering how to create a PHP Rest API or perform a CRUD operation using PHP Rest API then you have come to the right place. Creation of rest API is very easy and I am going to explain it in a step-by-step process. In this example, you will learn the CRUD operation with the help of REST(Representational state transfer) API.

In a simple way, you will get the HTTP request from any kind of application or via POSTMAN and perform some action based on the type of request and return the response against that request.

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Steps to create PHP REST API

Step 1:- Establish the database connection as shown below. (dbconnect.php)

<?php
$servername='localhost';
$username="root";
$password="";
try
{
	$con=new PDO("mysql:host=$servername;dbname=myproject_db",$username,$password);
	$con->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE,PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
	//echo 'connected';
}
catch(PDOException $e)
{
	echo '<br>'.$e->getMessage();
}
	
?>