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PHP Modern Engineering: Syntax, Object-Oriented Architecture & PDO

Master Enterprise Server-Side Web Architecture with Modern PHP 8+\nPowering over 75% of the modern web—including WordPress, Wikipedia, Slack, and the Laravel framework—PHP is the resilient, high-throughput backbone of the internet.\nEngineered to professional...

8 Weeks 52 Lessons 0 Enrolled English

What You'll Learn in This Course

Write strictly typed, PSR-compliant PHP 8 scripts using modern language constructs
Architect enterprise object-oriented class hierarchies with interfaces, traits, and namespaces
Defeat SQL Injection attacks using PDO prepared statements and atomic database transactions
Secure web applications against XSS, CSRF, session hijacking, and malicious file uploads
Build high-performance RESTful JSON APIs with proper HTTP status codes and CORS headers
Process massive data streams efficiently using generators and memory-light iterables
Transition seamlessly into modern enterprise frameworks like Laravel and Symfony

Course Syllabus & Curriculum

8 Modules · 52 Lessons
Week 1 Module 1: PHP 8 Fundamentals, Syntax, Types & Operators
7 lessons
Introduction to Modern PHP 8, Zend Engine & Architecture
FREE 20 min
PHP Program Structure, Tags, Comments & Echo/Print
20 min
Variables, Variable Variables & Scope Resolution
20 min
Data Types, Strict Typing & Type Juggling
20 min
Strings, Interpolation, Heredoc & String Functions
20 min
Numeric Types, Mathematical Calculations & Type Casting
20 min
Operators, Spaceship Operator (<=>) & Null Coalescing
20 min
Week 2 Module 2: Control Flow, Decision Structures, Loops & Functions
6 lessons
Week 3 Module 3: Arrays & Regular Expressions Deep Dive
6 lessons
Week 4 Module 4: Web Architecture, Superglobals & Secure Form Processing
7 lessons
Week 5 Module 5: File System, Streams, Dates, JSON & Error Handling
6 lessons