Putting an item into the DynamoDB table using the AWS SDK for PHP

Let's understand how to put an item into the DynamoDB table using the AWS SDK for PHP.

Getting ready

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How to do it…

Let's insert item into DynamoDB table using the AWS SDK for PHP:

1. Create an instance of the DynamoDB client and initialize it with the specific AWS region and credentials:

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

2. Invoke the putItem method by specifying the details of the item to be put into the DynamoDB table:

   $response = $client->putItem(array(
       'TableName' => 'productTable', 
       'Item' => array(
           'id'       => array('N'      => 30      ), 
           'type'    => array('S'      => 'phone' ),
           'mnfr'     =&gt...