Paul Schuytema's new book The Web Wargame Toolkit walks readers through the process of crafting an old-school, turn-based wargame in PHP utilizing the CodeIgniter application framework. More generally, this is a soup-to-nuts how-to book for those interested in crafting Web game applications utilizing a basic LAMP system. The wargame project serves as an exciting context for PHP programmers looking to gain more in-depth application coding experience. Those with an interest in game development will learn the coding skills to support design decisions as they create the game project. The book assumes at least a beginning level of PHP coding experience, though no previous CodeIgniter or game development experience is required. Other features of the book-DVD set include full database design for game data structures, a flexible game map system, a complete overview of a simple CRUD system and complete, modifiable source code for the game.
