This course is designed to take you from a beginner to an advanced PHP programmer. You’ll learn the fundamentals, dive deep into advanced concepts, and apply your skills through real-world projects. By the end, you’ll be able to create robust and scalable web applications.
Target Audience:
- Beginners with no programming experience.
- Web developers looking to learn PHP for backend development.
- Students preparing for web development interviews.
- Developers transitioning from other programming languages to PHP.
Prerequisites:
- Basic understanding of HTML is recommended.
- Basic understanding of CSS is recommended.
- Basic understanding of JavaScript is recommended.
- No prior knowledge of PHP or backend development is required.
Course Content:
- Lesson 1: What is PHP?
- History of PHP
- Features of PHP
- How PHP Works with Web Servers (Apache, Nginx)
- Lesson 2: Setting Up the Environment
- Installing XAMPP/WAMP/MAMP
- Setting up VS Code/PhpStorm for PHP
- Running Your First PHP Script
- Lesson 3: Basic Syntax and PHP Tags
- PHP echo and print
- Comments in PHP
- Variables and Data Types
- Lesson 4: Operators in PHP
- Arithmetic, Assignment, Comparison, and Logical Operators
- Lesson 5: Control Structures
- If-else statements
- Switch-case
- Loops (for, while, do-while, foreach)
- Lesson 6: Functions in PHP
- Defining and Calling Functions
- Function Parameters and Return Values
- Variable Scope and Global Variables
- Lesson 7: Arrays in PHP
- Indexed Arrays
- Associative Arrays
- Multidimensional Arrays
- Array Functions
- Lesson 8: Handling Forms in PHP
- GET vs POST
- Form Validation
- Sanitizing and Validating Input
- Lesson 9: PHP Sessions and Cookies
- Setting and Retrieving Cookies
- Working with Sessions
- Lesson 10: Introduction to OOP
- Classes and Objects
- Constructors and Destructors
- Lesson 11: Advanced OOP Concepts
- Inheritance
- Polymorphism
- Abstract Classes and Interfaces
- Lesson 12: Error and Exception Handling
- Try-Catch Blocks
- Custom Exceptions
- Lesson 13: Introduction to MySQL
- Setting Up a Database
- Connecting PHP with MySQL using PDO and MySQLi
- Lesson 14: CRUD Operations in PHP
- Creating, Reading, Updating, and Deleting Data
- Lesson 15: Advanced Database Operations
- Prepared Statements
- Transactions
- Joins
- Lesson 16: Working with Files
- Reading and Writing Files
- File Uploads
- Lesson 17: PHP and APIs
- Consuming RESTful APIs
- Building a Simple REST API with PHP
- Lesson 18: Email Handling in PHP
- Sending Emails with PHPMailer
- Handling Email Attachments
- Lesson 19: Introduction to PHP Frameworks
- Overview of Laravel, Symfony, and CodeIgniter
- Installing and Setting Up Laravel
- Project 1: A Simple Blog Application
- User Authentication
- Create, Read, Update, and Delete Posts
- Project 2: Contact Management System
- Managing Contacts with a Database
- File Uploads for Profile Pictures
- Project 3: E-commerce Website
- Product Listings
- Shopping Cart
- Checkout System with Payment Gateway Integration
- Lesson 20: Writing Secure PHP Code
- Preventing SQL Injection
- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Lesson 21: Performance Optimization
- Caching Techniques
- Debugging with Xdebug
- Lesson 22: Deployment
- Deploying PHP Applications to a Live Server
- Using Composer for Dependency Management
Capstone Project: Develop a Content Management System (CMS).
- User Authentication with Role-Based Access Control
- Dynamic Content Management
- Admin Panel for Managing Users and Content
- Quizzes: After each section for self-assessment.
- Assignments: Coding exercises for hands-on experience.
- Downloadable Resources: Code samples, cheatsheets, and project templates.
- Certificate of Completion: Earn a certificate after finishing the course.
Estimated Course Duration:
- Total: 25–30 hours
- Videos: 20 hours
- Quizzes and Exercises: 5 hours
- Projects: 5–10 hours