Introduction to PHP

• Overview of server-side programming
• PHP setup and installation
• Understanding PHP syntax, variables, and data types
• Writing your first PHP script

Working with Forms and User Input

• Handling HTML forms with PHP
• GET and POST methods
• Validating and sanitizing user input

PHP Control Structures

• Conditionals and loops in PHP
• Error handling in PHP applications
• Implementing logical operations and decision-making processes

Working with PHP and MySQL

• Introduction to MySQL database
• Connecting PHP to a MySQL database
• Performing CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete)
• Using PHPMyAdmin for database management

PHP Sessions and Cookies

• Managing sessions in PHP for user authentication
• Storing and retrieving cookies for stateful applications
• Security considerations for sessions and cookies

Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in PHP

• Classes, objects, and methods in PHP
• Inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation
• Designing scalable web applications with OOP principles

PHP Frameworks (Optional Module)

• Introduction to popular PHP frameworks like Laravel and CodeIgniter
• Building robust applications using MVC architecture
• Best practices for application development with PHP frameworks

Advanced PHP Topics

• Working with file systems: Reading and writing files in PHP
• Email sending with PHP mail()
• Implementing security practices: Cross-site scripting (XSS) and SQL injection prevention
• Debugging and performance optimization in PHP