How to develop PHP web service part 2:Routing and removing index.php name from URL

In these tutorials I am going to teach you how to go the next level of developing PHP web service or REST API. REST API has great demand at this time. Using REST API developer build database connection to once and can use with websites, Mobile development i.e Android and IOS app development. 

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How to develop php web service part 1:Basic set-up for development

How to develop php web service part 1:Basic set-up for development

Php is an easy and quick learning language. As PHP version increasing, new feature is coming to PHP.

I have spent so much time learning and develop PHP web service for my android app and website. There are a lot of tutorials available but what I feel from those tutorials that they are not writing for a basic PHP learner. I want to solve this. Therefore I am starting this tutorial for all PHP beginner learners. We will go step by step with a detailed analysis of code. You will learn here to develop web service, how to consume rest API in PHP website and android app. So bookmark this website.

For a beginner, What is REST or RESTful API development

A RESTful API is an application program interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST, and DELETE data.

A RESTful API -- also referred to as a RESTful web service -- is based on representational state transfer (REST) technology, an architectural style, and approach to communications often used in web services development.