PHP Language

Introduction:

This training program introduces participants to PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor), a powerful server-side scripting language widely used for web development. Through it, participants will gain comprehensive knowledge and practical skills essential for developing dynamic websites and web applications.

Program Objectives:

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of PHP language syntax and concepts.

• Develop web applications using PHP for server-side scripting.

• Integrate PHP with HTML and CSS to create dynamic web pages.

• Implement database connectivity and manipulate data using PHP.

• Apply security best practices and debugging techniques in PHP development.

Target Audience:

• Web Developers.

• Software Engineers.

• IT Professionals.

Program Outline:

Unit 1:

Introduction to PHP:

• Overview of PHP: history, features, and applications.

• Setting up a PHP development environment (e.g., XAMPP, WAMP).

• Basic syntax and data types in PHP.

• Variables, constants, operators, and expressions in PHP.

• Writing and executing PHP scripts.

Unit 2:

Control Structures and Functions:

• Conditional statements (if, else, elseif) and loops (for, while, do-while) in PHP.

• Arrays: indexed, associative, and multidimensional arrays in PHP.

• Functions: defining, invoking, and passing parameters in PHP.

• Scope and lifetime of variables in PHP.

• Practical exercises and assignments on control structures and functions.

Unit 3:

PHP and Web Development:

• Integrating PHP with HTML and CSS for dynamic web pages.

• Form handling and processing user input in PHP.

• Session management and cookies in PHP.

• File handling and uploading files using PHP.

• Practical examples of web application development with PHP.

Unit 4:

Database Connectivity with PHP:

• Introduction to databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, etc.

• Connecting PHP with databases using MySQLi and PDO.

• Performing CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete) in PHP.

• Prepared statements and SQL injection prevention in PHP.

• Hands-on exercises on database integration and manipulation in PHP.

Unit 5:

Advanced PHP Concepts:

• Object-oriented programming (OOP) in PHP: classes, objects, inheritance, polymorphism.

• Exception handling: try, catch, finally blocks in PHP.

• PHP libraries and frameworks (Laravel, Symfony).

• Security best practices: data validation, sanitization, and securing PHP applications.

• Debugging and error handling techniques in PHP.