PHP Language Curriculum
1. Introduction to PHP
- History of PHP
- Features of PHP
- Importance in web development
2. Basic Syntax
- PHP tags and embedding in HTML
- Variables and data types
- Constants and literals
- Comments and basic output (echo, print)
3. Operators
- Arithmetic operators
- Relational operators
- Logical operators
- Assignment operators
- Increment/Decrement operators
4. Control Statements
- if, if-else, switch
- Loops: for, while, do-while, foreach
- Break and continue statements
5. Functions
- Defining and calling functions
- Function parameters and return values
- Built-in PHP functions
6. Arrays
- Indexed arrays
- Associative arrays
- Multidimensional arrays
- Array functions (count(), array_push(), etc.)
7. String Handling
- String basics
- Common string functions (strlen(), str_replace(), strpos())
8. Form Handling
- Handling HTML forms with PHP
- $_GET and $_POST methods
- Validating user input
9. Sessions and Cookies
- Creating and managing sessions
- Setting and reading cookies
10. File Handling
- Reading and writing files (fopen, fwrite, fread)
- File uploading basics
11. Database Connectivity
- Introduction to MySQL
- Connecting PHP with MySQL (mysqli or PDO)
- CRUD operations
12. Advanced Topics (Optional)
- Object-Oriented PHP (Classes, Objects, Inheritance)
- Error and Exception Handling
PHP Frameworks (Laravel, CodeIgniter)
Benefits of Learning PHP
Easy to learn and widely used in web development
Quickly build dynamic websites and web apps
Integrates easily with databases like MySQL
Open-source with strong community support
High demand in web development jobs
Enables full-stack development when combined with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Flexible and platform-independent