Naming convention for Variable and other’s in PHP

• Variable
  • Local Variable (lower case: EX. $stdtname)
  • Global Variable (Starts with a g: EX. gStudentname

Some Important Recognized variables:

i => Counter Variable

n => Count Variable

m => Represents n, if n is used

j => Represents i, if i is used

k => Represents i, if i is used

• Class (Starting character is Capital: EX. class Maritalstatus)
• Function (Camal Case: EX. function MyFunction()
• Parameter/Argument (Starts with p, then camel case)
• Instantiate (Class/Object starts with m, then camel case)
• Controls (Starts with meaningful short name, then your chosen name in Camel Case: Ex. txtPersonName)
• Form Elements (Starts with frm, then your chosen name in camel case: EX. frmMyForm)

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Database Name: Represent/Separate it by underscore to have a Meaning full name. Name should be all lower case (By Default MySQL treats database as lower case, what ever name you give it)

Table Name: Lower case, Separated by underscore (If needed)

Field Name: Should be meaningful and Camel Case.