Getting Started with PHP - Sabe.io

PHP powers millions of websites on the internet. Take this class to learn how to build dynamic web pages, handle form data, perform database calls, and much more!

Lesson #1

Introduction to PHP

This is the beginning of the Getting Started with PHP class. In here you will get started with writing PHP code!
Lesson #2

Syntax and Comments

Learn the basic syntax of PHP in this lesson including how to echo text on the page and leaving comments.
Lesson #3

Variables and Constants

Variables and constants hold data for us. Learn how to declare, initialize, and reassign them in PHP.
Lesson #4

Primitive Data Types

Primitive data types are the fundamental building blocks of data. This lesson will go over all the primitive data types supported in PHP.
Lesson #5

Math: Operators, Properties, and Methods

Learn about how to do arithmetic and work with the math properties and methods provided natively by PHP.
Lesson #6

Ifs, Else Ifs, Switch

Logic and conditionals are a fundamental part of PHP and is how your program or script can make decisions.
Lesson #7

Loops

Learn how to shorten and improve your code by utilizing loops like for loops, while loops, do while loops, and for in loops.
Lesson #8

Functions

Functions in PHP allow you to reuse a code block and reduce code repetition which ensures cleaner and more modular code.
Lesson #9

Arrays

Arrays are a list of data in PHP. In this lesson, learn how to create, add elements to, remove elements from, and iterate over arrays.
Lesson #10

Classes and Objects

Classes in PHP provide a blueprint for the creation of objects which helps organize our code and reduce complexity.
Lesson #11

Date and Time

Learn how to express and work with dates and time using PHP's built-in date and time classes and functions.
Lesson #12

Forms

Learn how to make your website more dynamic by handling input data from forms using GET and POST requests!
Lesson #13

File Include and Require

PHP allows you to include the contents of another PHP file anywhere you want by using the include and require functions.
Lesson #14

File System and IO

Learn how to work with the file system in PHP including how to open, read, write, append, and close a file.
Lesson #15

Encoding and Decoding JSON

JSON is a lightwweight and readable data transfer format. Learn how to encode and decode JSON in PHP.
Lesson #16

Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of data that you can store on the client. Learn how to work with them in PHP.
Lesson #17

Sessions

PHP sessions allow you to store temporary information about a user on the server like logged-in state or username.
Lesson #18

Mail

Learn how to send text and HTML mail dynamically in PHP using its built-in mail functions and variables.
Lesson #19

Regular Expressions

Learn how to use regular expressions search patterns in PHP to match text and do advanced find and replace operations.
Lesson #20

MySQL Database

Learn how to use PHP with MySQL databases, the most popular database management software, with PDO and its functions.
Lesson #21

Error Handling

No code is ever perfect, so you'll need to know how to handle and log errors and exceptions when they occur.
Lesson #22

Exception Handling

Learn how to handle exceptions so that when they happen you can recover gracefully and allow for the script to continue.
Lesson #23

Conclusion and Wrap Up

This lesson is the last lesson of the Getting Started with PHP class and serves as the conclusion of the class.