PHP – Yuvakshit

Introduction & Setup

Basic Programming Concepts

✅ Variables and constants
✅ Data types (int, string, float, boolean)
✅ Operators (arithmatic, logical, comparison)
✅ Control structures (if, else, switch)
✅ Loops (for, while, do-while, foreach)

Functions & Arrays

✅ Defining and calling functions
✅ Built-in PHP functions
✅ Parameters, return values
✅ Arrays (indexed, associative, multidimensional)
✅ Array functions (sort, merge, keys, values)

Working With Forms

✅ Handling form data (GET & POST)
✅ Validating form inputs
✅ Sanitization & security
✅ Sticky forms (preserving user input)

File Handling

✅ Opening files (fopen)
✅ Reading & writing files
✅ Uploading files from forms
✅ File security basics

Sessions & Cookies

✅ What are sessions & cookies
✅ Starting & destroying sessions
✅ Setting, retrieving, deleting cookies
✅ Use cases (login, preferences)

Working With MySQL

✅ Introduction to MySQL database
✅ Connecting PHP with MySQL
✅ CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete)
✅ SQL queries & joins basics
✅ Prepared statements & security

Object Oriented PHP (OOP)

✅ Classes & Objects
✅ Constructors & Destructors
✅ Inheritance & Polymorphism
✅ Access specifiers (public/private/protected)
✅ Traits & Namespaces (intro)

Advanced PHP Concepts

✅ Error handling & debugging
✅ Working with regular expressions
✅ JSON & AJAX basics
✅ REST API creation (intro)
✅ Security best practices (SQL injection, XSS)

Frameworks & CMS Basics

✅ Introduction to PHP Frameworks
✅ Introduction to PHP Frameworks
✅ Laravel / CodeIgniter (MVC basics)
✅ Laravel / CodeIgniter (MVC basics)
✅ WordPress fundamentals (CMS)
✅ Routing, templating with frameworks

Deployment & Real Projects

✅ Deploying PHP apps on live servers
✅ Domain & hosting setup
✅ Project: Login system with database
✅ Project: E-commerce product list
✅ Testing & debugging in real apps