PHP tutorial

Understand server-rendered web programming and modern PHP application structure.

php16 lessons

<?php
$message = "Hello from PHP";
echo $message;

Designed forWeb developers and backend beginners

Learning formatShort explanations, examples, practice connections

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COURSE CURRICULUM

16 lessons in a clear order

Finish one section at a time or jump directly to a concept you need.

Foundations

PHP requests, scripts, and modern runtimes

Learn how php requests, scripts, and modern runtimes works in PHP, why the underlying model matters, and how to apply it in a small program without hiding important trade-offs.

Tags, expressions, and strict types

Learn how tags, expressions, and strict types works in PHP, why the underlying model matters, and how to apply it in a small program without hiding important trade-offs.

Core concepts

Variables, scope, and references

Learn how variables, scope, and references works in PHP, why the underlying model matters, and how to apply it in a small program without hiding important trade-offs.

Scalar types, arrays, and null

Learn how scalar types, arrays, and null works in PHP, why the underlying model matters, and how to apply it in a small program without hiding important trade-offs.

Operators, comparison, and coercion

Learn how operators, comparison, and coercion works in PHP, why the underlying model matters, and how to apply it in a small program without hiding important trade-offs.

Control flow

Conditionals, match, and request decisions

Learn how conditionals, match, and request decisions works in PHP, why the underlying model matters, and how to apply it in a small program without hiding important trade-offs.

Loops, iterables, and generators

Learn how loops, iterables, and generators works in PHP, why the underlying model matters, and how to apply it in a small program without hiding important trade-offs.

Data and composition

Functions, closures, and attributes

Learn how functions, closures, and attributes works in PHP, why the underlying model matters, and how to apply it in a small program without hiding important trade-offs.

Arrays, collections, and data transfer objects

Learn how arrays, collections, and data transfer objects works in PHP, why the underlying model matters, and how to apply it in a small program without hiding important trade-offs.

Strings, encoding, and output escaping

Learn how strings, encoding, and output escaping works in PHP, why the underlying model matters, and how to apply it in a small program without hiding important trade-offs.

Reliability and structure

Exceptions, validation, and error reporting

Learn how exceptions, validation, and error reporting works in PHP, why the underlying model matters, and how to apply it in a small program without hiding important trade-offs.

Namespaces, Composer, and autoloading

Learn how namespaces, composer, and autoloading works in PHP, why the underlying model matters, and how to apply it in a small program without hiding important trade-offs.

Applied engineering

Classes, interfaces, traits, and enums

Learn how classes, interfaces, traits, and enums works in PHP, why the underlying model matters, and how to apply it in a small program without hiding important trade-offs.

Files, forms, sessions, and databases

Learn how files, forms, sessions, and databases works in PHP, why the underlying model matters, and how to apply it in a small program without hiding important trade-offs.

Testing PHP applications

Learn how testing php applications works in PHP, why the underlying model matters, and how to apply it in a small program without hiding important trade-offs.

Capstone

Capstone: a secure server-rendered feature

Learn how capstone: a secure server-rendered feature works in PHP, why the underlying model matters, and how to apply it in a small program without hiding important trade-offs.