Beginning PHP

This course is for anyone interested and wants to learn about the fundamentals of PHP programming. Students should have a basic knowledge with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and MySQL.

This course focuses on the basic aspects of PHP right from variables, data types, arrays, and loops. It will also cover an explanation on frameworks, which will help you in writing your own custom framework. This course will also guide you in creating your own application.

Lesson 1: Variables, Data Types, Operators and Conditionals

• The Basics

Lesson 2: Array and Loops

• Arrays
• Loops

Lesson 3: Functions and Classes

• Functions
• Classes

Lesson 4: Data Operations

• Inputting and Outputting Data
• MySQL Basics

Lesson 5: Building a PHP Web Application

• Concepts of OOP in a Framework Environment
• Structure of a Framework

Lesson 6: Building a PHP Framework

• Setting up a Project Development Environment
• Configuration Class, Default Classes, and Routing
• The Base Controller
• Working with PDO

Lesson 7: Authentication and User Management

• Setting Up Paths and Inclusion of BootstrapConfiguration Class, Default Classes, and Routing
• Adding Security to the Project
• Password Recovery
• Building CRUD for User Management

Lesson 8: Building a Contacts Management System

• CRUD, the Contact Application
• Comments, Joins, and Date Formatting

For VIRTUAL delegates:

 The minimum hardware requirements are as follows:

Hardware:

• Processor: Intel Core i7 or equivalent
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Internet connection

Software:

• Windows 8.1 64-bit
• WAMP server for Windows
• LAMP server for Linux
• MAMP server for Mac
• Browser: The latest version of one or more browsers (Internet Explorer 11 or Chrome 54.0.2840 or newer is recommended)
• Text editor like Notepad or Sublime Text