PHP Tutorials – Complete Guide
1️⃣ Introduction to PHP
What is PHP?
Features & advantages of PHP
How PHP works (Client–Server model)
Installing XAMPP/WAMP
PHP file structure
2️⃣ PHP Basics
PHP syntax
Variables & data types
Constants
Operators
Conditional statements (
if,else,switch)Loops (
for,while,do-while,foreach)
3️⃣ Functions in PHP
Built-in functions
User-defined functions
Function arguments
Return values
Variable scope
4️⃣ Arrays & Strings
Indexed arrays
Associative arrays
Multidimensional arrays
String functions
Array functions
5️⃣ Forms Handling
GET & POST methods
Form validation
Sanitization
Handling checkbox, radio, file upload
6️⃣ Sessions & Cookies
What are sessions?
Creating & destroying sessions
Cookies in PHP
Login session management
7️⃣ File Handling
Reading & writing files
Uploading files
File validation
Image upload handling
8️⃣ PHP & MySQL (Database)
MySQL introduction
Connecting PHP with MySQL (MySQLi, PDO)
CRUD operations
Prepared statements
Database security
9️⃣ User Authentication System
Login & Registration system
Password hashing
Forgot password
Role-based access
🔟 Error Handling & Security
Error types
try-catch
SQL Injection prevention
XSS & CSRF protection
1️⃣1️⃣ OOP in PHP
Classes & Objects
Constructors & Destructors
Inheritance
Polymorphism
Interfaces & Traits
Namespaces
1️⃣2️⃣ PHP Advanced Concepts
MVC architecture
AJAX with PHP
JSON handling
REST API using PHP
Email sending (PHPMailer)
1️⃣3️⃣ PHP Frameworks (Intro)
Laravel basics
CodeIgniter basics
MVC in frameworks
Routing & controllers
1️⃣4️⃣ Deployment & Hosting
Hosting PHP websites
cPanel basics
Domain configuration
SSL setup
1️⃣5️⃣ PHP Projects (Practice)
Contact Form
Login & Registration system
CRUD Application
Blogging Website
E-commerce website (basic)
🎯 Career Scope with PHP
PHP Developer
Web Developer
Full Stack Developer
Backend Developer
✅ Tools Required
XAMPP / WAMP
VS Code
MySQL
Git (basic)