PHP Programming

What You Will Learn

• 1 Learn the fundamentals of PHP syntax, variables, data types, and how PHP executes on a web server.
• 2 Understand control flow structures including conditionals, loops, and functions to write logical, reusable PHP code.
• 3 Apply PHP's string and array manipulation functions to process and transform data effectively.
• 4 Explore form handling, superglobals, and HTTP request processing to build interactive web pages.
• 5 Implement file I/O operations and session management to persist data across PHP applications.
• 6 Develop object-oriented PHP applications using classes, inheritance, interfaces, and traits.
• 7 Build database-driven applications by integrating PHP with MySQL using PDO and prepared statements.
• 8 Understand PHP security principles including input validation, output encoding, and protection against common web vulnerabilities.
• 9 Create RESTful APIs with PHP by designing endpoints, handling JSON, and applying authentication patterns.
• 10 Analyze modern PHP development practices including Composer, namespaces, autoloading, and MVC architecture.