PHP Essentials

Learn essential PHP skills for modern web development

Course curriculum

1. PHP Tutorbot: Scarlette
1. Check your understanding
1. Introduction
2. PHP Code in a PHP File
3. Some Basics of PHP Syntax
4. How to use PHP Code in a PHP File Type?
5. Executing PHP in Different File Types
6. Case Sensitivity in PHP
7. Case Sensitivity in Variable Declarations
8. PHP Comments
9. Test Your Knowledge
10. Activity 1: Showcase the Basics of PHP
1. Introduction
2. What is a Variable?
3. How to Create a PHP Variable?
4. How to Output a PHP Variable?
5. Data Types & PHP Variables
6. The Rules when Creating PHP Variables
7. The Scope of PHP Variables
8. Test Your Knowledge
9. Activity 2: Basic PHP Calculator
1. What will be Covered
2. What is a String?
3. What are PHP String Functions?
4. How to Return the Length of a String?
5. How to Count Words in a PHP String?
6. How to Reverse a String?
7. How to Search for Text in a String?
8. How to Replace Text in a String?
9. Test Your Knowledge
10. Activity 3: Simple PHP Password Checker
1. Introduction
2. What will be Covered
3. Introduction to Numbers in Programming
4. PHP Numbers as Integers
5. PHP Number as Floats
6. PHP Numbers as Strings
7. PHP Casting Strings & Floats to Integers
8. Test Your Knowledge
9. Activity 4: Numerical Operations Calculator with PHP
1. What will be Covered
2. Introduction to Math in PHP
3. Simple PHP Math
4. Comparison Operators in PHP
5. Common Math PHP Function
6. Simple Example of Math used in PHP
7. Common Math Operators in PHP
8. Test Your Knowledge
9. Activity 5: PHP Math and Operators - Shopping Cart Calculator
1. What will be Covered
2. Introduction to Constants in Programming
3. Introduction to PHP Constants
4. How to Create PHP Constants
5. Case Sensitivity in PHP Constants
6. How to Change the Version of PHP
7. Case Sensitivity in Constants
8. PHP Constant Arrays
9. PHP Constant as Globals
10. Test Your Knowledge
11. Activity 6: PHP Constants - Configuration Manager
1. What will be Covered
2. Introduction to Conditional Statements
3. Introduction to PHP Conditional Statements
4. The PHP "if" Statement
5. The PHP "if....else" Statement
6. PHP "if....elseif...else"
7. PHP Switch Statement
8. PHP Practical Examples
9. Test Your Knowledge
10. Activity 7: PHP Conditional Statements - User Profile System
1. What will be Covered
2. Introduction to Loops
3. Introduction to PHP Loops
4. The PHP "while" Loop
5. The PHP "do...while" Loop
6. PHP "for" Loop
7. PHP "foreach" Loop
8. PHP Break & Continue
9. Some Practical Examples of PHP Loops
10. Test Your Knowledge
11. Activity 8: PHP Loops - Inventory Management System
1. What will be Covered
2. Introduction to Functions
3. Introduction to PHP Functions
4. User Defined Functions in PHP
5. Arguments in PHP Functions
6. Return Values in PHP Functions
7. Practical Examples of PHP Functions
8. Pass References in PHP Functions
9. Return Values in PHP Functions
10. Test Your Knowledge
11. Activity 9: PHP Functions - Library Management System
1. What will be Covered
2. Introduction to Arrays
3. How to Create PHP Arrays
4. Arrays with Different Data Types
5. Different Types of Arrays
6. Multidimensional Arrays
7. Get the Length of a PHP Array
8. Sorting PHP Arrays
9. Sorting PHP Arrays Alphabetically
10. Sorting PHP Arrays Numerically
11. Check is a Value is in a PHP Array
12. Test Your Knowledge
13. Activity 10.1: Array Manipulation Practice
14. Activity 10.2: Multidimensional Array Challenge
15. Activity 10.3: Array Function Exploration
1. What will be Covered
2. Introduction to Global Variables
3. Introduction to PHP Superglobals
4. How to use PHP $GLOBALS - Part 1
5. How to use PHP $GLOBALS - Part 2
6. How to use PHP $_SERVER - Part 1
7. How to use PHP $_SERVER - Part 2
8. How to use PHP $_SERVER - Part 3
9. How to use PHP $_SERVER - Part 4
10. How to use PHP $_SERVER - Part 5
11. How to use PHP $_SERVER - Part 6
12. How to use PHP $_SERVER - Part 7
13. How to use PHP $_REQUEST
14. How to use PHP $_POST
15. How to use PHP $_GET
16. Practical Examples of PHP Arrays - Part 1
17. Practical Examples of PHP Arrays Part 2
18. Activity: Student Information Card
19. Test Your Knowledge
20. Activity 11.1: Super Global Variables Explorer
21. Activity 11.2: Dynamic Query Parameter Handler
22. Activity 11.3: Server Information Dashboard
1. What will be Covered
2. Introduction to Regular Expressions
3. Introduction to PHP Regular Expressions
4. PHP Regular Expression Functions
5. How to use PHP preg_match()
6. How to use PHP preg_match_all()
7. How to use PHP preg_replace()
8. PHP Regular Expression Modifiers Part 1
9. PHP Regular Expression Modifiers Part 2
10. PHP Regular Expression Patterns
11. PHP Regular Expression Metacharacters
12. PHP Regular Expression Quantifiers
13. Regular Expression Grouping Part 1
14. PHP Regular Expression Grouping Part 2
15. Test Your Knowledge
16. Activity 12.1: Regular Expression Matcher
17. Activity 12.2: Email Validator
18. Activity 12.3: Log File Analyzer
1. Project 1: Simple Blog System
2. Project 2: E-commerce Website for a Small Business
3. Project 3: Task Management System
4. Project 4: Secure File Sharing Platform
5. Project 5: Social Media Analytics Dashboard

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152 lessons
12 hours of video content

PHP Essentials

Course curriculum

PHP Tutorbot

Knowledge Check

1. Basics of PHP

2. PHP Variables

3. PHP Strings

4. PHP and Numbers

5. PHP and Math

6. PHP Constants

7. PHP Conditional Statements

8. PHP Loop Statements

9. PHP Functions

10. PHP Arrays

11. PHP Superglobals

12. PHP Regular Expressions

PHP Projects

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