Gain insights into modern PHP by delving into POST requests, forms, sessions, and redirects to build a CRUD app with authentication, focusing on pure PHP without frameworks.

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PHP for the Web is a terrific introduction on how to use modern PHP effectively. While there is a lot of material out there about building applications with PHP, most of them focus on using a framework like Laravel or Symfony. By working with pure PHP, you will be able to focus on the core ideas instead of how a particular framework implements them.

In this course, you will learn how to use multiple web technologies like POST requests, forms, sessions, and redirects to build a CRUD application with an authentication system.

By the end, you will have all the ingredients at your disposal to go out and build stunning, dynamic PHP web applications.

PHP for the Web: Learn PHP without a Framework

In `.php` scripts, you can combine HTML output and PHP code. The PHP code always starts with [`...`] and ends with [`...`].

In <code>.php</code> scripts, you can combine HTML output and PHP code. The PHP code always starts with [<code>...</code>] and ends with [<code>...</code>].

Navigating to a URL in a browser produces the same result as clicking on an HTML link with the same URL in its `href` attribute? 

Navigating to a URL in a browser produces the same result as clicking on an HTML link with the same URL in its <code>href</code> attribute?

If you add `?name=Pete` to the URL, you’ll find the value of this query parameter in:

If you add <code>?name=Pete</code> to the URL, you’ll find the value of this query parameter in:

`$page = isset($_GET['page']) ? (int) $_GET['page'] : 1;`

`$page = isset($_GET['page']) ? $_GET['page'] : 1;`

`$page = isset($_GET['page']) ? (int) $_GET['page'] ? 1;`

`$page = isset($_PUT['page']) ? (int) $_PUT['page'] : 1;`

How can you make sure the `$page` variable contains an integer, even if no query parameter has been defined?

How can you make sure the <code>$page</code> variable contains an integer, even if no query parameter has been defined?

Which two PHP settings combined will make all errors show up in the response?

Which two PHP settings combined will make all errors show up in the response?

Test your knowledge of PHP scripts by completing this quiz.

Getting Started

Serving Resources

Serving PHP Scripts

Forms

Cookies

Sessions

Authentication

PHP Project Structure

CRUD Part 1: Create

CRUD Part 2: The Rest

File Uploads

Error Handling

Automated Testing

Conclusion

Quiz on PHP Scripts