I have just about got my head around how JavaScript frameworks like Backbone.js and Spine.js deals with the client-side state of a data model in regards to updating views etc. I am looking to build a web application with Backbone that syncs its model with a database. Most of the examples out there use Ruby, but I am currently much more comfortable writing PHP. I have experience with MySQL and MongoDB.
I am looking for a very basic, stripped down version, of a RESTful web application that uses Backbone and syncs with a database through PHP. I have found tutorials like this one and this one, however, even these are too complex for me to learn from.
It would be nice to have a very basic example. For example, a HTML form input, and a list. Enter into the input to add to the list. Of course, this data model will be synced to a database (preferably MySQL). Would anyone be able to provide me with the code for this example? I am comfortable with using a PHP framework like Slim also.
Once I understand how to sync created data to a database, I can then begin to grasp the rest (CRUD). I have seen very few tutorials out there on how to this at a basic level with PHP, so hopefully any support will benefit others too.
