
Set up Linux environment on Windows with Ubuntu, install Apache and MySQL, and learn PHP basics. Explore APIs, REST vs SOAP, and build calculator and AI bot projects using OpenAI.
Explore linux as an operating system and its distributions, including Ubuntu. Install linux alongside Windows or on a server, and learn commands to set up your environment with linux.org tutorials.
Set up a linux environment on Windows by installing Windows Subsystem for Linux, installing Ubuntu from the Microsoft Store, creating a first user, and preparing for basic Linux commands.
Learn the linux folder structure in ubuntu, from root through /bin, /sbin, /usr, /var, and /home, and discover what each directory stores and how to navigate using cd and ls.
Master essential Linux commands for navigation, file creation, and basic administration, including ls, pwd, cd, mkdir, rm, touch, vim, cat, zip, apt, sudo, chown, chmod, top, ps, and useradd.
Understand how the Apache web server handles a client request, reads the index file, runs PHP, and returns HTML to the user.
Install the Apache server on Ubuntu using sudo apt install apache2 and explore /etc/apache2, including sites-available and sites-enabled, with the default virtual host configuration 000-default.conf.
Set up multiple sites in Apache by creating project folders and per-site confs with document root, server name, and alias; update the hosts file and restart Apache.
Explore MySQL as a relational database with customers, orders, and products tables, and learn to model one-to-many and many-to-many relationships while preparing a local setup and CRUD basics.
install and secure a mysql server locally by updating packages, installing mysql server, starting the service, and running mysql secure installation to set root passwords and remove anonymous users.
Set up a local LAMP-stack database using MySQL in terminal and HeidiSQL, connect via SSH tunnel, and create a test database and a users table with id, firstName, lastName, createdAt.
Master crud operations in MySQL by creating an auto-increment primary key and performing insert, read, update, and delete actions. Apply where clauses and limit 1 to safeguard changes.
Explain how PHP, a server-side scripting language, generates dynamic pages, handles files and forms, manages cookies, and modifies data in databases, delivering results as plain html.
Install php 8.2 and essential modules on your local environment with apt, including cli, fpm, mysql, zip, gd, mbstring, curl, xml, and bcmath after adding the repository.
Learn PHP basics by mastering variables, echo, print, and die, and see how they output text, concatenate values, and stop the script.
Explore data types in PHP, including string, integer, float, boolean, array, object, null, and resource, and use var_dump to reveal type and value.
Master PHP conditional statements by building if, else if, and else branches to compare numbers (greater than five, less than twenty) and echo results.
Explore using a switch statement in PHP to classify colors, with cases for red, blue, and green, and a default fallback using break statements.
Explore arrays and loops in PHP by building a color array, printing it, and using for each loop, while loop, and for loop to process values.
Learn how to define and call PHP functions, pass variables as parameters, and echo output, with practical examples illustrating function reuse in scripts.
Learn how an API handles a user request, query the backend and database, and return a response. Compare restful and soap APIs.
Explore the difference between rest and soap apis, showing that rest is lightweight and cacheable with json, while soap uses heavy xml and needs more bandwidth.
Create a custom calculator project under /var, add index.php, and configure a new apache site with server name and alias; restart apache and update hosts for local access.
Learn to set up HTML for a simple calculator in a LAMP-stack project by integrating bootstrap via CDN, creating a PHP-enabled form with operand inputs and operation buttons.
Add php code to a calculator, handling post requests, validating operand inputs, computing plus, minus, multiply, and divide operations, and displaying errors or results with bootstrap alerts.
Set up a web project on Apache by creating a chat bot directory, adding index.php, configuring hostname and logs, updating hosts file, restarting Apache, and testing the site.
Create an index.php file and build a Bulma styled chat interface with sections, containers, and columns. Add a message history, input, and send button, with PHP and JavaScript integration.
Add JavaScript to power a chat interface with load events, user and ai message templates, and JSON post to a PHP endpoint.
Fix small Javascript errors on the send button, verify by reloading and sending a test, address a Json.parse syntax error from the missing PHP side, and outline message manager next.
Build a PHP chatbot class that calls the OpenAI API with curl and GPT-3.5-turbo. Return the response and secure the API token with a .env file.
Set up a dot env file and a testdata json file, load the API key in php from the env with parse ini, and avoid hard coding the key.
Create a PHP message manager that loads the chat bot script, fetches input via PHP input, initializes the chatbot, returns a JSON-encoded message, and tests in the browser.
Unlock the potential of full stack development by mastering the LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP)! This comprehensive course is designed to equip you with the essential skills to build dynamic, database-driven websites and applications from scratch.
What You’ll Learn:
1. Linux:
What is Linux, and why it’s essential for developers.
Step-by-step guide to setting up a local Linux environment on your Windows machine.
Understanding Linux’s folder structure.
Key Linux commands to streamline your development process.
2. Apache:
Introduction to Apache: The foundation of modern web servers.
How to install Apache in your local Linux environment.
Setting up websites in Apache, including virtual hosts and configuration.
3. MySQL:
What is MySQL, and how it powers dynamic websites.
Installing MySQL with all necessary extensions.
Creating your first database and table from scratch.
Performing a full CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operation in MySQL.
4. PHP:
Introduction to PHP: The backend language of choice.
Installing PHP and essential extensions in your development environment.
PHP fundamentals: Syntax, variables, functions, and more.
Hands-On Projects:
Build a Simple Calculator using PHP to perform basic mathematical operations.
Create an AI Chatbot by integrating OpenAI with PHP, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
Throughout the course, you’ll also take quizzes to reinforce what you’ve learned and ensure you’re ready to apply your skills in real-world projects.