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Modern PHP: The Complete Guide - from Beginner to Advanced

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Overview

Master the programming language that powers the web: Learn PHP and kickstart a lucrative web developer career

What you'll learn:
  • Kickstart your tech career: Learn PHP, the language that powers more than 75% of websites, to land your first job, become a well-paid freelancer or get promoted
  • Learn modern PHP: PHP has changed a lot. Master the modern way of writing PHP, and get ready to actually use it in the current workplace
  • Lay solid programming foundations: once you know PHP, learning other languages will become much easier
  • Focus on building: Together, we will create simple websites, image galleries, login systems and even a fully fledged content management system (CMS)
  • Grasp the 'why' behind PHP: Only the most sought-after web developers know this
  • Learn with fun and interactive exercises: never forget the fundamental PHP concepts and applications
  • Master the MVC framework: Develop your own MVC framework, which enables you to write large-scale web applications and charge higher prices for your projects
  • Become a master debugger: learn how to debug even the most complex PHP errors and make your application 100% secure

***Learn the modern way of writing PHP ***with 30 interactive exercises ***

Are you looking for an interactive, step-by-step program to master modern PHP and kickstart your career as a web developer in 2024? Then read on.

Many say that PHP is dead. But the truth is, PHP still powers 75% of online web applications today.This means that if you're looking to get a job as a web developer, or start a lucrative freelance career, you will encounter PHP.

The problem is, many courses focus on an old way of writing PHP, which is becoming outdated in the market. Following these programs will just make you frustrated because the code won't scale and will be difficult to maintain. You won't learn the required practices needed to build big-scale web applications, and therefore will never be able to kickstart a fulfilling career as a PHP developer.

This program aims to change that.

I designed this course to help you master PHP, step by step from beginner to pro, but in a way how it's written nowadays. We'll focus on mastering the concepts that can get you from 0 to building a simple content management system (CMS) with your own framework.

We will start with simple PHPcode, but step by step, we'll introduce additional, concepts that turn PHPinto a modern, powerful language:Object oriented programming, namespaces, autoloading, PSR-4, inheritance, PDO, MVCframework - just to name a few.

Also, you will learn about best-practices that help you prevent security attacks. You will learn how to prevent cross-site-scripting (XSS)attacks, SQL injections, privilege escalation attacks and even more. Being aware and being able to mitigate those risks is essential if you want to become a sought-after freelancer or an in-demand senior developer that companies can rely on.

And mind you, this course isn't just be theoretical. The chapters are packed with practical examples, engaging quizzes, and real-world scenarios that will make this experience fun and engaging. Plus, at the end of the course, you will also have built several projects you can showcase and use in your portfolio!

Last but not least, you will also learn the 'why' behind PHP - so that you feel confident to go out there and apply this knowledge to real-life projects.

So, after this course you will also be able to master various development styles. This course covers it all:

  • From simple PHPscripts for smaller projects

  • Over object oriented scripts for medium-sized projects

  • Up to MVC-Frameworks for large-scale projects

This allows you to develop professionally and know when you should use which style.

Some things you will learn:

  • PHP basics

  • How to run file uploads

  • How a web server works

  • How to access a database and write a guestbook

  • How to embed PHPin HTML

  • Functions, arrays, strings, if conditions,...

  • Control a database (MySQL / phpmyadmin)

  • How to create simple websites with PHP scripts

  • How to create an image gallery with upload functionality

  • How to write a CMS with object orientation & MVC patterns

  • Cookies & Sessions: Create a login system (and a cookie notice)

  • Learn how to keep track of complex projects with advanced PHPfeatures (namespaces, autoloading, PSR-4, MVC patterns, container patterns, inheritance, ...)

The german version of this course is already the most popular PHPcourse on the German market here on Udemy. With this enhanced, english version, I'm opening this knowledge to the international market.

Enroll now and get your foot in the exciting world of web development!

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • First Steps with PHP - Build a dynamic Restaurant Website
  • Data Types & Logic Essentials - Craft Conditional Responses with if/else
  • Arrays & the foreach Loop - Store, Manipulate and Use Data Sets Efficiently
  • Associative Arrays - Manage Key-Value-Pairs for Advanced Data Handling
  • URL Parameters - Capture and Utilize Inputs for Secure, Dynamic Web Interactions
  • PROJECT - Build a Multi-Page Image Gallery
  • Advanced Concepts - Variable Types, Including Files and String Functions
  • Nested Arrays - Simplify Complex Data Handling
  • PROJECT - Build an Air Quality Data Browser
  • for and the while Loops - Achieve Finer Control Over Iterations
  • PROJECT - Build an Auto-Update Travel Showcase (and Explore File Systems)
  • Intro to MariaDB/MySQL Databases in phpMyAdmin - Standardize Data Management
  • Database Interactivity - Connect to MySQL/MariaDB from PHP
  • PROJECT: Build the Design for a Diary App
  • PROJECT: Build a Diary App
  • Headers in PHP - Control Server Communication
  • Functions - Customize Operations For Reusable Code
  • Typed Functions - Write More Reliable and Precise Code
  • PROJECT: Build a Name Explorer App
  • Regular Expressions (Regex): Harness Pattern-Based Text Processing
  • Foundations of Object-Orientated Programming (OOP): Enhance your Code Structure
  • PROJECT: Build a City Explorer
  • OOP (Part 2): Organize Code with Namespaces, Autoloading, Interfaces
  • PROJECT: Build a Weather App
  • PROJECT: Build a Weather App (PHP)
  • OOP (Part 3): Reuse Code For Scalability with Inheritance
  • PROJECT: Build a Content Management System (Part 1) - Foundation
  • The Container Pattern: Streamline Dependency Management
  • PROJECT: Build a Content Management System (Part 2) - Container Pattern
  • PROJECT: Build a Content Management System (Part 3) - Admin Area
  • Cookies & Sessions: Manage and Safeguard User Data
  • PROJECT: Build a Content Management System (Part 4) - Authentication System
  • OOP (Part 4): Dive into Advanced Topics for More Robust and Maintainable Code
  • Apache's `mod_rewrite`: Rewrite URL Requests (optional)
  • String Encodings - Understand Multilingual Strings & Database Collations
  • Refresher: Jumpstart or Revisit HTML & CSS Basics (optional)
  • Outlook: How To Expand Your PHP Horizon

Taught by

Jannis Seemann

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