PHP Programming

Introduction to PHP

• Overview and history of PHP
• Installing PHP and setting up a local development environment

PHP Syntax and Basics

• Variables and data types
• Operators and expressions
• Constants

Control Structures

• Conditional statements (if, else, switch)
• Looping structures (for, while, do-while, foreach)

Functions in PHP

• Defining and calling functions
• Function arguments and return values
• Variable scope and global variables

Working with Strings

• String manipulation functions
• Regular expressions in PHP

Arrays

• Indexed and associative arrays
• Multidimensional arrays
• Array functions

Superglobals

• Understanding $_GET, $_POST, $_REQUEST, $_SESSION, $_COOKIE, $_FILES

Form Handling

• Creating and processing HTML forms
• Validating form data
• Handling file uploads

Session Management

• Starting and destroying sessions
• Using session variables

Cookie Management

• Setting and retrieving cookies
• Cookie expiration and security

Working with Files

• Reading from and writing to files
• File permissions and handling errors

Working with Dates and Times

• Date and time functions
• Formatting and manipulating dates and times

Error Handling and Debugging

• Types of errors (syntax, runtime, logical)
• Error handling functions
• Using try-catch blocks

Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

• Classes and objects
• Properties and methods
• Inheritance and polymorphism

Namespaces and Traits

• Using namespaces
• Traits in PHP

Composer and Dependency Management

• Introduction to Composer
• Installing and using packages

Working with Databases

• Connecting to MySQL database
• Performing CRUD operations
• Using PDO for database interactions

Prepared Statements and Security

• Understanding SQL injection
• Using prepared statements to prevent SQL injection

MVC Architecture

• Introduction to MVC
• Implementing MVC in PHP

RESTful APIs

• Creating and consuming RESTful APIs
• Handling JSON data

Authentication and Authorization

• Implementing user registration and login
• Password hashing and verification
• Role-based access control

Email Handling

• Sending emails using PHP
• Using PHPMailer

PHP Frameworks Overview

• Introduction to popular PHP frameworks (Laravel, Symfony, CodeIgniter)
• Choosing the right framework for your project

Laravel Basics

• Setting up a Laravel project
• Laravel routing, controllers, and views

PHP and JavaScript Integration

• Using PHP with JavaScript for dynamic web pages
• AJAX with PHP

PHP Security Best Practices

• Common security vulnerabilities
• Best practices for writing secure PHP code

Unit Testing in PHP

• Introduction to PHPUnit
• Writing and running tests

Performance Optimization

• Profiling PHP applications
• Caching strategies

Deployment and Hosting

• Preparing your PHP application for deployment
• Deploying to different hosting environments

PHP 8 Features

• New features and improvements in PHP 8
• Migrating from older PHP versions to PHP 8