PHP Programming Complete Course - XAMPP, MySQL, Forms, and Web Development

Learn PHP programming through hands-on demonstrations and practical examples in this comprehensive tutorial series. Master essential PHP concepts starting with XAMPP installation and Visual Studio Code setup, then progress through core programming fundamentals including string handling functions, user-defined functions, and array manipulation with both indexed and associative arrays in single and multi-dimensional formats. Develop web application skills by implementing HTML form handling to process user input, establishing MySQL database connections using the MYSQLI extension for complete CRUD operations (CREATE, READ, UPDATE, DELETE), and building a complete registration system with database integration and data display in HTML tables. Advance your skills with regular expressions through live coding exercises, file handling operations including writing, appending, and reading data through forms, and file upload functionality. Explore web session management by implementing cookies for simple applications and PHP sessions for secure login/logout systems with MySQL authentication. Complete the learning experience by integrating email notifications using PHPMailer for login alerts, with all demonstration code available at codespindle.com for reference and practice.

Syllabus

XAMPP Installation & using Visual Studio Code for PHP - Demo
Introduction to PHP - Session 1 - Demo using Visual Studio Code
Introduction to String Handling functions in PHP - Demo using VSCode
Functions in PHP - Demo using VSCode
Arrays in PHP - Indexed & Associative - Single Dimensional and Multi Dimensional Arrays - Demo
PHP - Form Handling (Accessing HTML form data in PHP) - Demo
PHP - MYSQL Database Connection using MYSQLI Extension - INSERT - UPDATE - DELETE - SELECT - DEMO
Registration Form using PHP and MySQL Database & Displaying data from Database using an HTML Table
PHP - Regular Expressions - Exercises - Live Class Demonstration
PHP - File Handling - WRITE , APPEND, READ data from a file using a form & file methods - Demo
File Upload Script using PHP - DEMO
Cookies in PHP - Coding a simple application using Cookies
Understanding Sessions in PHP by coding an Application that supports Login and Logout using MySQL
Login Alert Notification by Email using PHP (PHPMailer) -Demo