Learn PHP Programming From Scratch

Name: Learn PHP Programming From Scratch
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Over 50 hours of PHP programming goodness.

Created byStone River eLearning

Last updated 5/2021

English

What you'll learn

Demonstrate understanding of PHP programming
To learn the basics of PHP programming
To learn PHP programming by working on projects
To learn intermediate and advanced PHP programming

Course content

43 sections • 378 lectures • 51h 25m total length

Introduction to the Course0:37
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What Is PHP?17:13
An introduction to the course, and a great introduction to PHP for those of you who are new to it

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What Is PHP Used For?8:48

Commenting Code3:37
Setting Up A Web Server7:50
Echo/Print5:20
The echo language construct allows you to output data to the browser. Also, a quick word about the print language construct.

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Variables7:25
How to store values into variables, the rules for variable naming and how to output them to the user

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If Statements7:54
A look at IF, IF ELSE and IF ELSEIF ELSE statements, with a example to help you understand the uses. Uses comparison operators in the example, which you can learn more about from our other videos.
Arithmetic Operators6:37
The arithmetic operators within PHP, with examples using them. Talks about addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, modulus (remainder), increment and decrement.
Comparison Operators8:44
Comparison operators allow you to compare values. For example, is the person old enough to do something?
Triple Equals4:44
The triple equal (===) compares not only values, but data types too.
Logical Operators9:27
A look at logical operators, and detailed examples of how and why we use them. The use of NOT is outlined in my other videos.
Switch Statement8:10
The switch statement offers a faster, cleaner way of comparison. This tutorial provides a couple of examples of using the switch statement.
Arrays8:52
How to create an array, and assign values to either default or defined keys. Also speaks about foreach construct briefly.
Multi-dimensional Arrays7:11
Creating a multi-dimensional array following on from the previous example in the array video tutorial by phpacademy. This will show you how to create up to 3 dimensions, with an example of being able to store properties for each name
While Loop5:55
The while loop, it's syntax, and an example of counting numbers.
Do While Loop4:30
The do while loop, it's syntax, how it differs from a while loop, and an example of counting numbers
For Loops5:04
The for loop, it's syntax, and an example of counting numbers.
Foreach6:37
Explains the use of foreach construct for obtaining keys and values from an array, and displaying them
Functions8:24
Why functions are useful, how to declare them, and a few examples.
Functions with Undefined Parameters13:54
Function parameters don't need to be defined, and the use of this method means you can pass as many values to a function without defining them
Formatting Numbers5:22
Format decimal points, or display numbers in thousands, etc. with commas to separate. We also look at reducing the amount of characters after the decimal point of a number.
$_GET12:59
$_GET allows values to be read in through the page URL (e.g. index.php?name=Alex). This example shows how to read these in, and how to incorporate a form as to submit these variables
$_POST7:51
$_POST allows values to be read in through the HTTP POST method. This example shows how to read these in, and how to incorporate a form as to submit these variables.
Embedding PHP within HTML9:55
How to embed PHP inside HTML, including an example with a form and a textarea. Please ensure you use the htmlentities() function, wrapped around your $_POST['name'], when submitting data to be displayed on a page
A better way to display HTML5:29
A much better, faster way of displaying HTML within PHP. In this example, in an IF ELSE statement.
Arrays (Part 1/2)11:12
A more in depth look at arrays with some examples. Includes, creating and adding to arrays, dumping array contents and creating a function to output values from a specific array
Arrays (Part 2/2)12:50
A more in depth look at arrays with some examples. Includes, creating and adding to arrays, dumping array contents and creating a function to output values from a specific array.
Cookies (Part 1)6:51
Cookies store data on the users computer ready for the server to read back from them. I show you how to set, show, check for and destroy cookies in this tutorial
Cookies (Part 2)3:32
Cookies store data on the users computer ready for the server to read back from them. I show you how to set, show, check for and destroy cookies in this tutorial
Checkboxes8:44
An introduction to submitting and processing checkboxes with PHP.
Radio Buttons10:05
An introduction to submitting and processing radio buttons with PHP.

Sessions6:32
Simelar to cookies, sessions store data, but data is destroyed when the connection is lost (i.e. browser is closed). I show you how to create, show, and unset sessions.
Explode (String to Array)10:08
Exploding a string will split a string by a specific character (a delimiter) and place each broken string into an element within an array. This tutorial covers the basic concept of exploding strings with PHP, with an example.
Implode (Array to String)16:06
Imploding an array will take each element, and create a string, including a specified delimiter. This tutorial covers the basic concept of imploding arrays with PHP, with an example
Ternary Operator (Inline IF statement)7:50
The ternary operator is essentially an inline IF statement, saving a lot of time and lines of code. In this tutorial we shorten around 9 lines, to 2.
Quickly Return True or False1:47
Quickly return true or false from a function. A handy tip that should save some time!
Splitting A String By Spaces (Whitespace)5:41
Splitting a string by an unlimited (or, large) amount of spaces. Useful for splitting up search terms to process keywords. We use a very simple regular expression here, in conjunction with the preg_split function
Generate a Random Number4:37
Simply generate a random number with PHP.

Introduction5:45
Connecting to a database with PDO, using one of the available PDO drivers. In this case, we're connecting using MySQL.
Listing available drivers3:05
Now we've connected to MySQL and selected our database using PDO, we need to query our database and return a result set. We look at returning all results, or results that can be looped through (fetching next row with each loop). We also look at returning in both associative and numerical arrays.
Setting up database4:12
Using a PDOStatement method, we can return the amount of rows that were affected by our last query, which can be very useful!
Connecting8:40
Binding values to a query offers SQL injection protection. Here, we look at an example of searching a database table for user defined input, and injecting this value into the query.
Error levels6:28
We can set the error reporting attribute of the PDO object so methods throw exceptions on error. We can then make use of a try catch block to catch thrown exceptions.
Basic query5:02
Here, we look at simply returning the last inserted ID for the last executed query
Fetching results8:57
Transactions offer the benefit of 'storing' a sequence of queries to be committed. This benefit means we can roll back these queries if an exception is thrown.
Looping5:02
Fetch all5:15
Fetch as object8:16
Row count6:56
Project - user class dates9:51
Escaping7:27
Prepared statements6:18
Inserting7:14
Last inserted id4:01

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Description

Do you want to be a web developer? Do you need to brush up on your PHP skills? Then you're in the right place!

This is the most comprehensive PHP course on Udemy. You will learn everything from the basics to more advanced PHP programming using real world examples and sample projects.

Check out the free sample videos to get a free taste of PHP!

This course is updated regularly with new content and new projects to work on, so even if you get through the entire course, there will always be more the next time you log in.

What Is PHP?

PHP is an open source (free) scripting language that allows you to create dynamic websites and work with servers. PHP is now used on over 20 million websites and over 1 million servers worldwide.

Who this course is for:

Aspiring web developers
Current web developers
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Getting Started3 lectures • 27min

Learn the Basics of PHP Programming29 lectures • 3hr 45min

Intermediate PHP7 lectures • 53min

PHP Data Objects (PDO)16 lectures • 1hr 42min

PHP and MySQLi Database Integration14 lectures • 1hr 32min

Working with Laravel 416 lectures • 3hr 21min

Common PHP Errors6 lectures • 45min

PHP Security8 lectures • 1hr 30min

BB Codes3 lectures • 23min

How to Check If a Website is Up or Down2 lectures • 17min

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