PHP Basics Course (How To)

In this course I'll walk you through the basics of the language, ranging from basic statements to conditionals. We'll be creating a simple "Unit Converter" as well as a "Daily Exercise Program". We'll then finish up by combining those programs with HTML to create a personal webpage to demonstrate your skills.

What you'll learn

• Variables
• Operators
• Conditionals
• Comments
• PHP on the Web

Getting to Know PHP

PHP is one of the most widely used technologies on the internet today, supporting many large projects such as WordPress, Drupal, Wikipedia and Facebook. A conservative estimate is that 25% of the web is built on PHP. The driving force behind PHP has always been; to solve problems, and make it faster and easier to build web sites. Because of this drive, PHP is a great choice for creating simple yet powerful web sites and applications.

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• Getting Started with PHP

  3:35

• Intro to Workspaces and PHP Code

  3:53

• Getting Started With PHP

  5 questions

• PHP Basic Usage

  1 objective

• PHP Comments

  5:16

• PHP Comments

  5 questions

Unit Converter

PHP has 2 types of number variables: integers, for whole numbers such as 1 though 9, and floats, for fractions such as the cost of 1.99. In this course we'll be creating a simple unit converter which will use these number variables, along with arithmetic operators, to calculate weight and distance conversions.

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• Variables in PHP

  3:40

• Integers

  5:19

• Floats

  2:30

• Number Variables

  5 questions

• Arithmetic Operators

  5:43

• Mathematical Manipulations

  5 questions

• Creating a Unit Conversion Tool

  6:43

• Manipulating Numbers

  3 objectives

• Extra Credit

  1. Reverse the operations:
     • Convert Kilograms to Pounds
     • Convert Kilometers to Miles.
  2. Convert Fahrenheit to Celsius
  3. Choose your own conversion

Daily Exercise Program

In this section, we'll continue to expand upon the skills you've learned, as we explore more data types and the logic needed to create a "Daily Exercise Program". We'll store each exercise in a STRING variable, then we'll use conditionals to control which exercise is displayed.

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• Strings

  3:43

• Escape Sequence

  4:28

• Escaping Strings

  6 questions

• Combining Strings

  5:34

• String Manipulation

  3 objectives

• Booleans

  3:02

• Comparing Values

  4:53

• True PHP

  2 objectives

• Adding Logic to Your Programs

  6:25

• Conditionals

  1 objective

• Daily Exercise Program

  6:24

• Review Basics

  5 questions

PHP on the Web

In this section, we'll use PHP in combination with HTML to create your first PHP webpage. You'll learn how PHP can reduce busy work and maintenance, allowing us to work faster and be more productive. Finally we'll combine the previous scripts to create a personal webpage to demonstrate your skills.

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• HTML and PHP

  3:08

• Don't Repeat Yourself

  3:35

• HTML with PHP

  5 questions

• Let PHP Do the Work

  5:34

• Date Function

  1 objective

• Combining Multiple Files with Includes

  3:58

• Including PHP

  1 objective

• What's Next?

  0:54

• Final Quiz

  10 questions