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PHP Fundamentals

by Jeremy McPeak28 Jul 2020

FREELessons:36Length:6.8 hours

PHP Programming Fundamentals Language Fundamentals Back-End MySQL Databases Object-Oriented Programming OOP

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PHP Fundamentals

Introduction

01:55

Learn the fundamentals of PHP and object-oriented programming in this free PHP tutorial. Jeremy McPeak will help you learn PHP and use it to write web apps.

PHP is one of the most used languages on the web. The vast majority of websites you visit are built with PHP on the back-end, and learning PHP is a requirement for writing plugins or themes for a CMS like WordPress. PHP is fast, but even better, it's easy to learn and easy to use for writing web applications.

In this detailed PHP tutorial, Envato Tuts+ instructor Jeremy McPeak will teach you the fundamentals of PHP programming. You'll start with the basics, learning how PHP works and writing simple PHP loops and functions. Then you'll build up to coding classes for simple object-oriented programming (OOP). Along the way, you'll learn all the most important skills for writing apps for the web: you'll get a chance to practice responding to GET and POST requests, parsing JSON, authenticating users, and using a MySQL database.

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1.Introduction
2 lessons, 17:42

1.1
Introduction
01:55

1.2
What You Need
15:47

2.The PHP Programming Language
8 lessons, 1:50:20

2.1
PHP Syntax and Variables
16:11

2.2
PHP Error Reporting
08:58

2.3
PHP Conditions and Decisions
16:57

2.4
PHP Arrays
14:09

2.5
PHP Loops
17:29

2.6
PHP Functions
09:11

2.7
Local and Global PHP Variables
15:37

2.8
PHP Include and PHP Require
11:48

3.User Input and Saving Data in PHP
3 lessons, 46:28

3.1
PHP GET Requests
16:02

3.2
PHP POST Requests
12:57

3.3
PHP Sessions
17:29

4.The Web Glossary Project
10 lessons, 2:12:35

4.1
Separating PHP Logic From Presentation
13:23

4.2
Working With Files
14:11

4.3
Parse JSON and Output Data
14:52

4.4
Adding a Detail Page
12:06

4.5
Truthiness and Adding a PHP Search
17:09

4.6
Managing PHP Paths
10:22

4.7
Creating PHP Terms
14:20

4.8
Editing PHP Terms
12:12

4.9
Deleting PHP Terms
09:42

4.10
PHP Authentication
14:18

5.Object-Oriented Programming
4 lessons, 41:18

5.1
Intro to PHP Classes
08:14

5.2
Creating a `DataProvider` Class
09:44

5.3
Writing a Data Abstraction Layer
11:21

5.4
Inheritance
11:59

6.PHP and MySQL
8 lessons, 59:49

6.1
Intro to MySQL
09:30

6.2
Connecting to the Database
06:25

6.3
Inserting Data
09:12

6.4
Reading Data With `SELECT`
07:40

6.5
Using Prepared Statements
06:46

6.6
Searching Data
05:08

6.7
Editing and Deleting Data
05:18

6.8
Refactoring the Code
09:50

7.Conclusion
1 lesson, 01:04

7.1
Conclusion
01:04

Jeremy McPeak

I started my development career on the client-side writing JavaScript and DHTML components in my spare time. In 2005, Nicholas C. Zakas asked me to join him in writing the first edition of Professional Ajax for Wiley Publishing. Since Professional Ajax, 1st Edition, I've been blessed to take part in other book projects: Professional Ajax 2nd Edition, and Beginning JavaScript 3rd and 4th editions.

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