Master PHP 8: Build a PHP MVC Blog from Scratch

Create config/db.php to connect PHP app to the server by defining a database class with host localhost, database name php mvc blog, root user, no password, and a PDO constructor.

Bootstrapping the php mvc blog by creating bootstrap.php, wiring index.php to require it, and establishing base and absolute paths for autoloading, db config, and session setup.

learn how routing maps urls to controller methods in a php mvc blog, handle form data via a post controller, update model and refresh view with index and show.

Learn to build a PHP MVC blog interface by implementing show and edit views, including forms for post title and content, and enabling update workflows via the admin controller.

Build a category model in PHP for a blog, implementing methods to get a single and all categories, create, update, delete, and fetch posts by category using prepared statements.

Create a category controller with index, update, and delete methods to manage categories via crud, fetch all categories, and render admin views; design the create form and store route.

Create and display categories in a PHP MVC blog by building the category index page, implementing store functionality, and listing all categories via the category model in admin views.

Associate posts with categories by adding category_id to the post model, updating the insert and select queries, and joining categories to display category names in post results.

Show how to display and manage comments in the admin side by looping through comments in the admin post show view and adding edit and delete options.

Create the frontend view files for a PHP MVC blog by updating the post controller, rendering posts and comments, and adding a comment submission form for the frontend.

Implement file upload to attach images to posts. Update the post model to add an image file name with a null default and include image data in queries.

Add image upload to the create post form by configuring multipart form data and a file input, then display the uploaded image in the post view using the uploads path.