Introduction To Php

PHP programming for kids and total beginners

What you'll learn

Learn php programming for kids and total beginners

Learn how to read codebase of the php programming language

Learn the fundamentals of general programming concepts

Build a simple web application - Simple Calculator App

Requirements

No programming experience needed.

Description

This course provides an introduction to the PHP language which is a widely-used server-side scripting language for web development. It is designed for absolute beginners and will cover the fundamental concepts of PHP, including syntax, data types, variables, and control structures. By the end of the course the student will have build a simple web application using the PHP language.Learning Objectives:Learn basic programming concepts Learn how to setup a web server in your local computer.Get started with collaboration using git and Github.Understand the basic syntax and structure of PHP code.Learn how to use variables, operators, and control structures in PHP.Students to learn how to perform debugging and solving errors in the PHP language.Students to learn how to develop critical thinking skills.Gain skills in handling forms and processing user input.Who this course is for:This course is designed for teachers and parents who want to introduce children to basic programming concepts through the PHP language.What you will need:A computer or laptop with Windows, Mac or Linux on it.A web server (I'll run you through on how to setup a local web server for testing)A coding editor of your choice (I'm going to use Visual Studio Code)

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 What we will need

Lecture 3 Installing a web server

Lecture 4 Setting up index.html and Git repository

Section 2: Introduction to Basic Programming Concepts (Crash Course)

Lecture 5 Introduction to Programming

Lecture 6 Variables Part 1

Lecture 7 Variables part 2

Lecture 8 Conditional Statements Part 1

Lecture 9 Conditional Statements Part 2

Section 3: Writing our first PHP script

Lecture 10 Writing our first PHP Script

Lecture 11 Understanding HTML and PHP File Extensions

Lecture 12 Understanding Pure PHP

Section 4: PHP Statements and Data Types

Lecture 13 Output Statements and Writing comments in PHP

Lecture 14 Escapign PHP From HTML

Lecture 15 Coding Challenge & Scalar Data Types

Lecture 16 PHP Strings Part 2 - Escaping Characters

Lecture 17 Numerical Types

Lecture 18 Boolean Data Type

Lecture 19 Programming Case Types & Variables

Lecture 20 PHP Expressions

Lecture 21 Introduction to Arithmetic Operators

Lecture 22 Compound Assignment Arithmetic Operators

Lecture 23 Coding Challenge Solution

Lecture 24 Comparison Operators

Lecture 25 Logical AND OR Operators

Lecture 26 XOR and NOT operator

Lecture 27 Increment and Decrement

Section 5: Control Structures in PHP

Lecture 28 Introduction to Control Structures

Lecture 29 Switch Statements

Lecture 30 While Loop

Lecture 31 Do While Loop

Lecture 32 For Loop

Lecture 33 For Each Loop

Lecture 34 ForEach Part 2

Lecture 35 Include and Require

Section 6: PHP Functions

Lecture 36 Introduction to PHP Functions

Lecture 37 Built In Functions Array

Lecture 38 Built In Math Functions

Section 7: Simple Project Exercise

Lecture 39 Simple Project Part 1

Lecture 40 Simple PHP Calculator Part2

For people who are totally beginners in programming and the PHP programming language.