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This mini-course covers PHP fundamentals with a focus on modern PHP and Laravel development. In just 10 short videos, you'll learn the essential PHP concepts that will serve as your foundation for Laravel development. We focus on the PHP features and patterns you'll encounter most often in Laravel applications.

Syllabus

  • Why PHP
    • Discover why PHP remains a powerful choice for web development in 2025, its evolution, and its thriving ecosystem.
  • Setup
    • Get your PHP development environment ready with two simple options: a one-command installation or Laravel Herd.
  • Variables & Types
    • Learn about PHP's basic types, variable declarations, and type handling. See how PHP manages strings, numbers, and other data types.
  • Arrays
    • Explore PHP's versatile arrays, which can serve as both numbered lists and key-value stores. Perfect for handling structured data.
  • Functions
    • Master function creation and usage in PHP, including modern features like type declarations and anonymous functions.
  • Loops
    • Understand different ways to iterate through data in PHP, with focus on the powerful foreach loop and practical use cases.
  • Classes
    • Get started with object-oriented programming in PHP, learning about classes, properties, and methods with real-world examples.
  • Modern PHP
    • Explore PHP's modern features like constructor property promotion, match expressions, and nullsafe operators.
  • Composer
    • Learn about PHP's package manager, how to manage dependencies, and set up projects professionally.
  • Your first PHP application
    • Build a complete CLI weather application, combining all learned concepts into a practical project.

Taught by

Christoph Rumpel

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    after i finished this course iget to know that there are few more tthings i don't know an...i thinktheres a lot more to know so.,...good
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