Merge pull request #17 from restoreddev/develop

Proofreading and home page edits

assets/templates/_header.phtml

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
     <title><?= $title ?? 'PHP Apprentice' ?></title>
     <meta name="description" content="<?= $subtitle ?? 'A site for learning how to use PHP' ?>">
-    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
 
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php echo asset('css/site.css') ?>">
     <link rel="icon" href="/favicon-32.png">

assets/templates/index.phtml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <div>
             <div class="home-title-wrapper">
                 <div class="home-logo"><?= icon('elephant') ?></div>
-                <h1 class="home-title">PHP Apprentice <em>(beta)</em></h1>
+                <h1 class="home-title">PHP Apprentice</h1>
                 <h3 class="home-subtitle">A site for learning how to use PHP</h3>
             </div>
             <p>
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
                 The site currently has content for learning the basics of PHP. In the future, more pages will be added for more advanced topics like building websites, database integration and security.
             </p>
             <p>
-                PHP Apprentice is currently a work in progress (hence "beta" is included in the title). If you would like to contribute or request a certain discussion topic, checkout the <a href="https://github.com/restoreddev/phpapprentice" target="_blank">GitHub repository</a>.
+                PHP Apprentice is currently a work in progress. If you would like to contribute or request a certain discussion topic, checkout the <a href="https://github.com/restoreddev/phpapprentice" target="_blank">GitHub repository</a>.
             </p>
             <p>
-                To get started, you will need to <a href="<?php echo page_path('installing-php') ?>">install</a> PHP 7.1, have a text editor and open your terminal.
+                To get started, you will need to <a href="<?php echo page_path('installing-php') ?>">install</a> PHP, have a text editor and open your terminal.
                 Each example in PHP Apprentice can by typed into a PHP file and executed in the terminal.
                 Let's get started! 😃
             </p>

code/arithmetic.php

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ $a = 1;
 $b = 2;
 
 // To add two values, use the plus symbol.
-$c = $a + $b;
+echo $a + $b;
 
 // To subtract, use the minus symbol.
-$c = $b - $a;
+echo $b - $a;
 
 // To multiply two values, use an asterisk.
 echo $a * $b;
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ echo $b / $a;
 
 // PHP uses the percent symbol for calculating the modulus of two numbers.
 // The modulus is calculated by dividing two numbers and returning the remainder of the result.
-// So, in this example, the value of $modulo will be 0.
-$modulo = 10 % 5;
+// In this example, the value of $mod will be 0.
+$mod = 10 % 5;
 
 // You can also use double asterisks to calculate a number to the power of another number.
 // The following statement will print 25.

code/boolean-logic.php

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ $a && $b;
 $a && $c;
 
 // Using two pipe characters checks if either value is true.
-// Then, it will return true. If both values are false, the PHP
+// Then, it will return true. If both values are false, then PHP
 // returns false.
 $a = true;
 $b = false;

code/comparisons.php

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 // A boolean is a value that is always 0 or 1, yes or no, on or off.
 // In PHP, a boolean is represented by the words true and false.
-// While programming, you will often want to know if something is true or false.
+// While programming, you will often want to know if something is positive or negative.
 $a = true;
 $b = false;
 
@@ -35,7 +35,13 @@ $one >= $two;
 // by using three equal signs.
 
 // This returns true.
+1 == 1;
 1 == '1';
+1 == true;
+1 == 1.0;
+1 === 1;
 
 // This returns false.
 1 === '1';
+1 === true;
+1 === 1.0;

code/conditionals.php

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ switch ($drink) {
 $language = 'english';
 echo $language == 'spanish' ? "hola\n" : "hello\n";
 
-// Lastly, there is another form of a ternary that checks if a value is set and then returns the value to the right of two question marks if value is null.
+// Lastly, there is another form of a ternary that checks if a value is set and then returns the value to the right of the two question marks if the value is null.
 echo $IDoNotExist ?? "Variable not set\n";
 
 // You can also chain multiple checks in a row.

code/variables.php

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ $var = 'I am a new variable';
 // An int is a number without a decimal place.
 // A float is a number with a decimal place.
 // A boolean can be two values: true or false.
-// Last, there is a string, a collection of characters.
+// Last, there is a string: a collection of characters.
 $int = 1;
 $float = 100.10;
 $bool = true;

config.php

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ return [
         Page::create('abstract', null, 'abstract.php', [
             'title' => 'Abstract Classes',
             'subtitle' => 'Inheriting an interface',
-            'previous' => 'interface',
+            'previous' => 'interfaces',
             'next' => 'exceptions',
         ]),
         Page::create('exceptions', null, 'exceptions.php', [