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PHP From Scratch : Practical Beginners Introduction
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PHP From Scratch : Practical Beginners Introduction

Learn PHP From The Ground Up With Practical Hands-On Examples
Last updated 3/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Update PHP webpages easily
  • Setup local Apache server to render PHP files
  • Understand PHP data types
  • Write basic PHP Syntax
  • Use echo and print statements to display text
  • Use various types of PHP Operators
  • Create and use variables
  • Understand variable scopes
  • Create and understand arrays indexing
  • Create functions
  • Use conditional statements
  • Use Loops
  • Use Include statements to assemble web pages

Course content

10 sections57 lectures4h 59m total length
  • Introduction2:05
  • What is PHP5:26
  • Setting Up PHP Development Environment6:37
  • Touring XAMPP Control panel6:57
  • Basic PHP Syntax7:35
  • Using PHP Code Comments6:00
  • PHP Data Types5:21
  • Examples of PHP Data Types10:02
  • Print Vs Echo Statements4:22

Requirements

  • You should have a basic knowledge of HTML and CSS
  • You should have a basic knowledge of Javascript

Description

PHP is a popular programming language that you can use to write simple code for web pages. If you have been using HTML to develop websites, learning PHP will allow you to create dynamic pages. In this course,  you will learn the fundamentals of PHP. The course covers concepts such as how to embed PHP code into an HTML page, and reviews the basic PHP data types such as strings and arrays. The course also covers the different control structures in PHP, how to work with built-in PHP functions, and how to define your own custom functions.

PHP is  one of the the most popular server-side language used to build dynamic websites.

Topics include:

How to setup local PHP development environment
What is PHP
Basic PHP Syntax 
PHP Data Types
PHP Variables
PHP Variable Scopes
PHP Arrays
Using Print and Echo Statements
Using code  comments
PHP Operators
Using PHP Conditional Statements to make decisions
Using switch statement
Using while loops
Using For and foreach loops
PHP Functions
Function arguments
PHP String functions
Creating custom functions
PHP String functions
PHP Include statement
Using echo and print statement
PHP Date functions
Build  your own  yearly web calendar
Build a basic website

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner web developers
  • Beginner programmers
  • Anyone who wants to learn how to code with PHP