Introduction to PHP

About Course

By the end of this lesson, you’ll have a solid understanding of PHP basics, including how to write scripts that generate dynamic web content and interact with databases. You’ll learn how to process form data, manage server-side logic, and create web pages that adapt to user input. You’ll explore essential concepts like variables, loops, functions, and error handling, and understand how PHP integrates with HTML and databases like MySQL. Along the way, you’ll pick up best practices for writing secure, efficient PHP code, setting the foundation for developing dynamic, database-driven web applications.

Understand the fundamentals of PHP and its role in Backend web development.
Write and execute PHP scripts to create dynamic web pages.
Process form data and manage server-side logic.
Work with key concepts like variables, loops, functions, and error handling.
Integrate PHP with MySQL to store and retrieve data from databases.
Manage sessions and handle cookies for user interaction.
Implement security best practices to protect your web applications.
Explore Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in PHP for structured coding.
Build and consume APIs to create interactive web services.

Course Content

What is PHP?
Setting Up Your Development Environment

PHP Basics

Working with Functions

Arrays and Data Structures

Working with Forms

Working with Databases

Error Handling and Debugging

Working with Sessions and Cookies

Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in PHP

Working with APIs and Web Services

Security Best Practices

Final Project

Student Ratings & Reviews

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7 years ago

This was my first time taking an online course.
The content is excellent, and the instructors are also excellent.
How much you learn from this course is pretty much what you put into it.

7 years ago

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About Course

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Introduction to PHP

What is PHP?

Setting Up Your Development Environment

PHP Basics

Syntax and Structure

Variables and Data Types

Operators and Expressions

Control Structures

Test your knowledge on PHP Basics

Working with Functions

Defining and Using Functions

Scope and Global Variables

Built-in Functions

Test your knowledge on working with functions in PHP

Arrays and Data Structures

Working with Arrays

Data Serialization

Test your knowledge on Arrays and data structure in PHP

Working with Forms

Handling Form Data

Securing Form Data

File Uploads

Test your knowledge on working with forms in PHP

Working with Databases

Introduction to Databases

Connecting PHP to MySQL

CRUD Operations

Test your knowledge on Working with database in PHP

Error Handling and Debugging

Error Handling in PHP

Debugging Techniques

Test your knowledge on error handling and debugging in PHP

Working with Sessions and Cookies

Managing Sessions

Using Cookies

Test your knowledge on sessions and cookies in PHP

Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in PHP

Introduction to OOP

Advanced OOP Concepts

Test your knowledge o object oriented programming in PHP

Working with APIs and Web Services

Introduction to APIs

Consuming APIs

Test knowledge on working with APIs and web services

Security Best Practices

Secure Coding Practices

Data Encryption

Authentication and Authorization

Final Project

Our first PHP Project

Final quiz

How to claim your certificate

Student Ratings & Reviews

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