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Lesson 18: Email Handling in PHP
Sending emails is a fundamental feature in web applications for purposes like user verification, notifications, and newsletters. This lesson will guide you through sending emails using PHPMailer and handling email attachments. 18.1 Introduction to PHPMailer What is PHPMailer? PHPMailer is a popular library for sending emails in PHP. Why Use PHPMailer? Provides a simple interface…
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Lesson 17: PHP and APIs
APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) allow systems to communicate with each other. RESTful APIs are widely used in web applications to exchange data. In this lesson, you will learn how to consume RESTful APIs and build a simple REST API using PHP. Lesson Outline Introduction to RESTful APIs Consuming RESTful APIs Building a Simple REST API…
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Lesson 16: Working with Files
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to manage files in PHP. We’ll cover reading and writing files, as well as handling file uploads, which are common tasks in dynamic web applications. 16.1 Reading and Writing Files Introduction to File Handling PHP provides several functions to read, write, and manage files: fopen(): Opens a file for…
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Lesson 15: Advanced Database Operations
In this lesson, you’ll learn advanced techniques for working with databases in PHP, including prepared statements for security, transactions for managing complex operations, and joins for querying related data from multiple tables. 15.1 Prepared Statements What are Prepared Statements? A prepared statement is a precompiled SQL query that separates query structure from data values. Advantages:…
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Lesson 14: CRUD Operations in PHP
CRUD stands for Create, Read, Update, and Delete, the fundamental operations of managing data in a database. This lesson will guide you through implementing these operations in PHP using MySQL. Lesson Outline Introduction to CRUD Operations Setting Up the Environment Creating Data (INSERT) Reading Data (SELECT) Updating Data (UPDATE) Deleting Data (DELETE) Practical CRUD Example…
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Lesson 13: Introduction to MySQL
Databases are essential for dynamic web applications. MySQL is one of the most popular relational database management systems (RDBMS) used with PHP. In this lesson, you will learn how to set up a MySQL database and connect it to PHP using PDO and MySQLi. 13.1 Setting Up a Database What is MySQL? MySQL: An open-source…
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Lesson 11: Advanced OOP Concepts
In this lesson, you will learn advanced Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts in PHP, including inheritance, polymorphism, abstract classes, and interfaces. These concepts are critical for building reusable, scalable, and modular PHP applications. 11.1 Inheritance What is Inheritance? Inheritance allows a class (child class) to inherit properties and methods from another class (parent class). Promotes code…
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Lesson 10: Introduction to OOP
Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm that organizes code into objects and classes. This lesson provides an introduction to OOP in PHP, focusing on classes, objects, constructors, and destructors. 10.1 Classes and Objects What is a Class? A class is a blueprint for creating objects. It defines the properties (attributes) and methods (functions) that…