PHP Training

 

📘 Core PHP Syllabus

• Introduction to PHP
• What is PHP? History and versions
• Installing PHP, Apache, MySQL (XAMPP/WAMP/LAMP)
• Basic syntax and PHP tags
• Embedding PHP in HTML
• Variables, Data Types & Operators
• Variables and constants
• Data types (Integer, Float, String, Boolean, Array, Object, NULL)
• Type casting
• Arithmetic, Assignment, Comparison, Logical, Increment/Decrement, String operators
• Control Structures
• Conditional statements (if, if-else, if-elseif-else, switch)
• Loops (while, do-while, for, foreach)
• Break, continue, exit/die
• Functions
• Defining and calling functions
• Function arguments (default, dynamic, return values)
• Variable scope (global, local, static)
• Built-in functions (string, array, date/time, math)
• Anonymous functions and closures
• Arrays
• Indexed, Associative, Multidimensional arrays
• Array functions (array_push, array_pop, array_merge, etc.)
• Array iteration (foreach, array_map, array_filter)
• Forms and User Input
• Form submission (GET and POST)
• $_GET, $_POST, $_REQUEST, $_SERVER
• Input validation and sanitization
• Handling file uploads
• Working with Strings and Regular Expressions
• String manipulation functions (strlen, strpos, substr, etc.)
• Regular expressions (preg_match, preg_replace)
• Working with Files
• Reading and writing files
• fopen, fread, fwrite, fclose
• File handling functions (file_exists, filesize, etc.)
• PHP & MySQL Integration
• Connecting to MySQL using MySQLi and PDO
• Executing queries (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE)
• Fetching results (mysqli_fetch_array, mysqli_fetch_assoc)
• Prepared statements and SQL injection prevention
• Sessions and Cookies
• Using cookies (setcookie, $_COOKIE)
• Using sessions (session_start, $_SESSION)
• Login/logout systems
• Error Handling
• Types of errors (Syntax, Runtime, Logical)
• Error reporting
• try-catch blocks and exception handling
• OOP in PHP (Object-Oriented Programming)
• Classes and objects
• Properties and methods
• Constructor and destructor
• Inheritance, Interface, Traits
• Visibility (public, private, protected)
• Static methods/properties
• Namespaces and autoloading (spl_autoload_register)
• PHP and Web Security
• Input sanitization and validation
• SQL Injection protection
• XSS & CSRF protection
• Password hashing (password_hash, password_verify)

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⚙️ Laravel Framework Syllabus

• Introduction to Laravel
• MVC architecture
• Installing Laravel (Composer, Laravel installer)
• Directory structure
• Routing and Controllers
• Basic and advanced routes
• Route groups, middlewares
• Creating and using controllers
• Route parameters and named routes
• Blade Templating Engine
• Blade syntax
• Layouts and inheritance
• Conditionals and loops in Blade
• Request and Response
• Handling forms
• Request validation
• Custom requests
• Redirects and responses
• Database and Eloquent ORM
• Database configuration
• Running migrations
• Creating models
• CRUD with Eloquent
• Query builder vs Eloquent
• Relationships (One-to-One, One-to-Many, Many-to-Many)
• Authentication & Authorization
• Laravel Breeze/Fortify/Jetstream
• Built-in authentication scaffolding
• Middleware (auth, guest)
• Policies and Gates
• File Storage and Uploads
• Uploading files
• File system configuration (local, s3, etc.)
• File validation
• Laravel Artisan & CLI
• Common Artisan commands
• Creating migrations, controllers, models
• Custom artisan commands
• RESTful API Development
• Creating API routes
• Resource controllers
• API authentication (Passport, Sanctum)
• JSON responses
• Testing in Laravel
• Unit testing with PHPUnit
• Feature tests
• Mocking and factories
• Notifications and Mail
• Sending emails (Mailables)
• Using queues
• Sending SMS/Slack notifications
• Queues and Jobs
• Job dispatching
• Queued jobs
• Queue drivers
• Event Handling
• Events and Listeners
• Broadcasting events (Pusher, Laravel Echo)
• Deployment & Security
• .env configuration
• Laravel Mix and versioning
• Deployment via Forge, shared hosting, Docker
• Security best practices (CSRF, XSS, HTTPS)

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🔧 CodeIgniter 4 Syllabus

• Introduction to CodeIgniter
  • CI overview and folder structure
  • Installing CodeIgniter 4
  • MVC in CodeIgniter
• Routing and Controllers
• Default and custom routes
• Route parameters
• Creating controllers
• Views and Templating
• Loading views
• Passing data to views
• View cells and layouts
• Models and Database
• Creating models
• Query builder
• CRUD operations
• Relationships
• Form Handling & Validation
• Form helper
• Form validation library
• CSRF protection
• Sessions and Cookies
• Session configuration and usage
• Flashdata
• Cookie usage
• File Uploading and Handling
• File upload class
• File validation
• Image manipulation
• Email and Notification
• Email configuration
• Sending emails
• Authentication and Authorization
• Manual login/logout
• Using libraries like Shield or Myth/Auth
• Helpers and Libraries
• URL, Form, Text, Security helpers
• Using and creating custom libraries
• Error Handling & Debugging
• Debug toolbar
• Exception handling
• Logging
• RESTful API with CodeIgniter
• Creating RESTful APIs
• API routes and controllers
• Authentication (JWT, OAuth)
• Security in CodeIgniter
• XSS filtering
• SQL injection prevention
• Content Security Policy (CSP)

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