Course 1: How to win friends & develop in PHP

So you want to become a PHP developer. And not just any ol' programmer, but someone who writes great code and can work on exciting projects. Well then, this screencast series is for you!

We'll learn how to develop with PHP from the very beginning, with a real project, and coding exercises throughout the screencast so you can practice immediately.

In this episode, we learn about:

• creating your first PHP file
• using functions
• variables
• loops and if statements
• reading and updating files
• handling JSON
• Setting up your computer to run PHP
• creating your own functions
• Organizing your project into multiple files
• Creating a simple layout

• Let’s Write some PHP!
• Functions!
• Arrays and Loops
• Arrays Level 2: Associative Arrays
• Arrays Level 3: We put Arrays in your Arrays!
• Working with Files, JSON and Booleans
• The wonderful if Statements
• System Setup
• Creating Functions
• Using require to Include Functions
• Adding a very Simple Layout