Creating a table using the AWS SDK for PHP

Now, let's understand how to create a DynamoDB table using the AWS SDK for PHP.

Getting ready…

You can use the IDE of your choice to code these recipes.

How to do it…

Let's start with creating a table called productTablePHP:

1. Instantiate the DynamoDB client for PHP. Specify the AWS region in which you wish to create the table in:

   $client = DynamoDbClient::factory(array(
       'profile' => 'default',
       'region' => 'us-west-1'  
   ));

2. Invoke the createTable method by specifying the details, such as the table name, hash and range keys, and provisioned capacity units. Here, we will create a table with the primary key as the composite hash and range keys:

   $result = $client->createTable(array(
       'TableName' => $tableName,
       'AttributeDefinitions' => array(
           array(
               'AttributeName' => 'id',
               'AttributeType' => 'N'
           ),
           array(
               'AttributeName' => 'type',
               'AttributeType' ...