The Complete PHP & MySQL Bootcamp: Build a CMS System

Learn how HTML forms communicate with websites, using the form tag with action and method, and process data in PHP with get and post, including validation and pre-filled values.

Explore core html form elements, including text fields, password fields, text areas, radio button groups, checkboxes, and selection lists, with name and value attributes guiding server submission.

Create a web form with text and password fields, radio buttons in a group, dropdown list, a multiple select list, a textarea, a checkbox, and a submit button for processing.

Process form data by using the super globals $_GET and $_POST with the post method, determine submission with isset, and output fields like username, password, and comments via printf placeholders.

Explore handling checkboxes and radio buttons, ensuring explicit name and value attributes, and manage single and multi select lists with proper array naming, square bracket syntax, and server post data.

Escape user input before output by applying htmlspecialchars to data sent to the browser to prevent cross-site scripting, and use ENT_QUOTES to also escape single quotes.

Discover server-side php form validation for mysql apps, ensuring non-empty fields, proper arrays, and correct handling of text, radio, checkbox, and multi-select inputs.

Enhance PHP form validation with Perl compatible regular expressions, using preg_match to validate inputs like emails and dates, and provide detailed error messages to improve usability.

Refactor the form handling by introducing per-field variables for values. Use these values to pre-fill text fields and text areas with the value attribute and special characters.

Learn how to detect and retain radio button and checkbox selections in PHP forms using the checked attribute, and prefill fields like gender from submitted data.

Learn to manage drop-down and multi-select lists, radio buttons, and checkboxes in PHP, using the selected attribute to reflect choices and in_array to detect languages.

Explore how forms submit data using post or get, validate text fields, preserve user input in prefilled form fields, and defend against cross-site scripting by escaping output with htmlspecialchars.

Set up a database using a web-based tool, then perform insert, read, update, and delete operations after ensuring the database and web server are running.

Configure a new database using a web-based administration tool, create a users table with id, name, gender, and color, and explore import, export, and SQL, and review insecure root login.

Explore multiple approaches to connecting PHP with MySQL, choosing common options, and using a function-based API for database communication while noting limited error handling and security considerations.

Learn to connect to a MySQL database with PHP, build an insert form, safely escape user input with real_escape_string, and optionally use prepared statements, and close the connection when finished.

Learn to read data from a database by executing a select statement and iterating results. Use for each or while loops to output user lists and safely escape values.

Learn to update database records with an update sql statement, escape input, validate id from the query string, and pre-fill the edit form by selecting the existing user record.

Explore updating data in a PHP and MySQL context by building an update statement with placeholders, using a where clause and input escaping to prevent SQL injection.

Delete data in PHP with MySQL by sanitizing input, executing a delete statement, and enforcing authorization and confirmation to prevent unauthorized or accidental deletions.

Set up a PHP and MySQL database, administer it with a database tool, read, write, update, and delete data using the mysqli extension, and escape inputs to prevent SQL injection.

Learn how to include external PHP files with include, include_once, require, and require_once, and use readfile for markup, while exploring secure password storage and state management in a sample app.

Create a reusable navigation template, include it on all pages via a read file call, and style the list to show search, select, update, and delete links at the top.

Modify the users table by adding a password and is_admin columns, then use PHP 5.5+ password hashing API to securely store and verify passwords with password_hash and password_verify.

Learn to securely store passwords by hashing them with the password hashing API using the default encryption algorithm, insert the hash into the database, and verify hashes during login.

Learn how to validate passwords in a PHP and MySQL setup by creating a login form, querying the users table, fetching the password hash, and verifying it with password_verify.

Manage state across web requests in PHP by using sessions and cookies, initialize with session_start, and store data in $_SESSION for persistent user information.

Learn to implement authentication and authorization in a PHP app using session management, storing the logged-in user on the server and restricting access to admin-only pages.

Explore building a sample PHP application by including external files with require and include, using the password hashing API for secure passwords, and managing sessions to persist data.