Lesson #1
This is the beginning of the Getting Started with PHP class. In here you will get started with writing PHP code!
Lesson #2
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 hold data for us. Learn how to declare, initialize, and reassign them in PHP.
Lesson #4
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
Learn about how to do arithmetic and work with the math properties and methods provided natively by PHP.
Lesson #6
Logic and conditionals are a fundamental part of PHP and is how your program or script can make decisions.
Lesson #7
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 in PHP allow you to reuse a code block and reduce code repetition which ensures cleaner and more modular code.
Lesson #9
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 in PHP provide a blueprint for the creation of objects which helps organize our code and reduce complexity.
Lesson #11
Learn how to express and work with dates and time using PHP's built-in date and time classes and functions.
Lesson #12
Learn how to make your website more dynamic by handling input data from forms using GET and POST requests!
Lesson #13
PHP allows you to include the contents of another PHP file anywhere you want by using the include and require functions.
Lesson #14
Learn how to work with the file system in PHP including how to open, read, write, append, and close a file.
Lesson #15
JSON is a lightwweight and readable data transfer format. Learn how to encode and decode JSON in PHP.
Lesson #16
Cookies are small pieces of data that you can store on the client. Learn how to work with them in PHP.
Lesson #17
PHP sessions allow you to store temporary information about a user on the server like logged-in state or username.
Lesson #18
Learn how to send text and HTML mail dynamically in PHP using its built-in mail functions and variables.
Lesson #19
Learn how to use regular expressions search patterns in PHP to match text and do advanced find and replace operations.
Lesson #20
Learn how to use PHP with MySQL databases, the most popular database management software, with PDO and its functions.
Lesson #21
No code is ever perfect, so you'll need to know how to handle and log errors and exceptions when they occur.
Lesson #22
Learn how to handle exceptions so that when they happen you can recover gracefully and allow for the script to continue.
Lesson #23
This lesson is the last lesson of the Getting Started with PHP class and serves as the conclusion of the class.