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Learn PHP from Scratch

This beginner-friendly course is your best tool to learn PHP from scratch.

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71 Lessons

Certificate of Completion

This beginner-friendly course is your best tool to learn PHP from scratch.

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This course includes

2 Assessments

102 Playgrounds

15 Challenges

15 Quizzes

This course includes

2 Assessments

102 Playgrounds

15 Challenges

15 Quizzes

Course Overview

This highly interactive course introduces you to fundamental programming concepts in PHP, one of the most popular languages in the world. It begins with a simple Hello world program and proceeds on to cover common concepts such as Conditional Statements, Loop Statements, and Logic in PHP. It then reflects upon the idea of Functions and Arrays, as well as the power they give to the programmer to write better code. Finally, it dives deeper in order to teach about advanced concepts such as Classes, Inherit...Show More

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Php

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Learn To Code

Course Content

Getting Started

This chapter introduces foundational PHP concepts, focusing on the "Hello World" program, syntax, and a simple coding challenge for beginners.

Hello World

"Hello World" Explained

Quiz

Challenge: Displaying Output

Variables

This chapter focuses on understanding variables and data types in PHP and a offers a challenge to master the concept.

Variables and Data Types

Quick Quiz on Variables

Variable Variables

Constants

Challenge: Make Variables

Operators

This chapter explains operators in PHP including arithmetic, comparison, logical, and assignment, which are crucial for performing various programming tasks.

Introduction to Operators

Arithmetic Operators

Precedence and Associativity

Comparison Operators

Logical Operators

Assignment Operators

Conditional Statements

This chapter explores conditional statements in PHP, focusing on if-else constructs, switch statements, and their applications.

if-else Statement

if-elseif-else Statement

Switch Statement

Ternary Operator

Quiz

Challenge: Even or Odd

Challenge: Making a Calculator

Loops

This chapter explores loop structures in PHP, detailing their types, functionalities, and practical coding challenges to reinforce understanding.

Introduction to Loops

Equivalence of Looping Structures

Infinite Loops

Quiz

Challenge: Multiplication Table of a Number

Challenge: Fibonacci Sequence up to n Number Of Terms

Challenge: Pyramid Printing By Using For Loop

Functions

10 Lessons

This chapter focuses on functions in PHP, their definitions, types, argument passing methods, variable scope, and recursion.

Strings

5 Lessons

This chapter focuses on PHP string manipulation techniques, string operators, built-in functions, and offers practical challenges for evaluating these concepts.

Arrays

10 Lessons

This chapter focuses on PHP arrays, including their operations, challenges, and functions for managing, sorting, and manipulating them effectively.

PHP Assessment 1

Assessment

Classes and Inheritance

9 Lessons

This chapter covers defining classes, understanding $this and self, constructors and destructors, visibility, inheritance, and practical exercises in PHP.

10.

Exception Handling

4 Lessons

This chapter covers exception handling in PHP to manage unexpected outcomes, needed for custom response strategies and error management.

PHP Assessment 2

Assessment

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