PHP Hypertext Preprocessor is used for creating dynamic web applications which interact with databases. PHP was made public in early 1995.
PHP is interpreted language, faster than other scripting languages. It is easy to understand and learn.
Today, PHP is used by many companies including Facebook, Slack, Mailchimp, WordPress, etc.
Now, let’s start our journey on the road to learn PHP.
Prerequisites: Before we start learning PHP, it is advised to have some knowledge of web development, internet, databases, and MySQL.
Step1:
Begin with its environment setup. Learn about basic syntax, data types, variables, and constants.
Step2:
Once done with the basics. Learn operators, decision-making, loops, arrays, and strings.
Step3:
Move on to some more important and interesting concepts. Understand the concepts of GET & POST methods, file inclusion, file I/O, functions, and cookies.
Step4:
We are halfway done with PHP. Learn about sessions, file uploading, and coding standards.
Step5:
Now, we will move on to advanced PHP. Learn predefined variables, regex, error, and exception handling.
Step6:
Learn about Bugs debugging, date & time, and OOPS concepts.
Step7:
Understand the concept of PHP and its linking with MySQL and PHP & its linking with Ajax.
Step8:
We are done with PHP. Keep building projects using PHP to get a better grip at it.
