PHP From Scratch : Practical Beginners Introduction

PHP is a popular programming language that you can use to write simple code for web pages. If you have been using HTML to develop websites, learning PHP will allow you to create dynamic pages. In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of PHP. The course covers concepts such as how to embed PHP code into an HTML page, and reviews the basic PHP data types such as strings and arrays. The course also covers the different control structures in PHP, how to work with built–in PHP functions, and how to define your own custom functions.

PHP is one of the the most popular server–side language used to build dynamic websites.

Topics include:

How to setup local PHP development environment
What is PHP
Basic PHP Syntax
PHP Data Types
PHP Variables
PHP Variable Scopes
PHP Arrays
Using Print and Echo Statements
Using code comments
PHP Operators
Using PHP Conditional Statements to make decisions
Using switch statement
Using while loops
Using For and foreach loops
PHP Functions
Function arguments
PHP String functions
Creating custom functions
PHP String functions
PHP Include statement
Using echo and print statement
PHP Date functions
Build your own yearly web calendar
Build a basic website