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PHP 101

This course is a complete beginner's guide to learning PHP syntax, variables, functions, classes & more. Created in 2022 and based on the newest version, PHP 8!

47 lessons

2h 10m

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Mark Shust

The PHP language keeps aging like a fine bottle of wine. With every new release, the language that runs the web keeps getting faster & stronger. Community support is increasing, and platforms such as Laravel & Magento offer enterprise features. There has never been a better time to learn PHP.

In this course, you will learn all about PHP 8's syntax & new features. You'll also learn how to create variables, functions & classes. You may even pick up tidbits & tricks that I've learned along the way as my over 20 years as a PHP programmer.

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Course curriculum

Each video lesson can be played back & referenced as many times as you wish at slow or fast speed, tech-friendly closed captions, and includes full source code.

Includes English captions, and Spanish translations provided by

47 lessons

2h 10m

Recently released July 15, 2022

Project Setup

Install PHP with Homebrew

Install a PHP IDE editor

Start the built-in PHP web server

PHP Tags

Create a “Hello world!” PHP script

Closing tags, semicolons & line breaks in PHP

Alternate method of calling PHP language constructs

Write short echo tags in PHP

Variables & Constants

Create & name variables in PHP

PHP data type assignments

Type casting in PHP

Type juggling (coercion) in PHP

Concatenating strings in PHP

String interpolation & escaping in PHP

Create a constant in PHP to store a fixed value

Create a Boolean variable in PHP

Conditionals

Conditionally execute PHP code with an if statement

Write multiple conditions to execute alternate PHP code

Alternate PHP if statement syntax for view files

Refactor a PHP if else statement into a ternary

Use a PHP switch statement for advanced conditional logic

Use a match statement for advanced PHP data checks

Arrays & Loops

Create a list using a PHP array

Display the contents of an array with a foreach loop

Use an array key to determine current iteration

Create a key:value store within a PHP array

Create a nested or multi-dimensional array in PHP

Get the count of a PHP array

5070. Display the contents of an array with a for loop

Continue or break out of a PHP loop

Functions

Purpose of a function in PHP

Create a function in PHP

Function & global scope in PHP

Calling functions with return values in PHP

Passing arguments to PHP functions

Defining function return & argument types in PHP

Type coercion & strict data types in PHP

Including or requiring files in PHP

Classes

Create & instantiate a class in PHP

Run code on PHP class creation with a constructor

Create class properties in previous versions of PHP

Create promoted properties in PHP 8 classes

Retrieve public class properties with PHP’s arrow syntax

Understanding scope in PHP classes

Refactoring functions into PHP classes

Defining & using PHP namespaces

Replace PHP require statements with the Composer class autoloader

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Frequently asked questions

Who is this course meant for?: This course was designed for everyone new to PHP programming. Some experience programming in other languages may help you out, but is definitely not required.
What do I need to know to take this course?: Some basic knowledge of programming is recommend, but not required.; What is very much required is the desire to learn, and keep trying when you are ready to give up!
Do I need a development environment setup?: No. This course assumes you are running a Mac, but will also work seamlessly for those running Windows & Linux. As long as you can install PHP on your system, ...that's all you need.
What version of PHP is this based on?: This course was created for and based on PHP 8.1. It is up to date with new features & functionality created in 2022.