A Comprehensive PHP Complete Tutorial
Comprehensive
PHP Tutorial
(Complete Guide)
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A Comprehensive PHP Complete Tutorial
📌 Table of Contents
1. Introduction to PHP
2. PHP Basics
3. Control Structures
4. PHP Functions
5. Forms and User Input
6. Working with Files
7. PHP & MySQL
8. Sessions & Cookies
9. Object-Oriented PHP (OOP)
10. PHP and JSON / APIs
11. PHP Security Best Practices
12. Advanced PHP Concepts
13. Deployment & Hosting
14. Project Ideas
15. Resources
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1. 📘 Introduction to PHP
What is PHP?
o PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
o Open-source server-side scripting language
o Widely used for web development
Why PHP?
o Easy to learn
o Integrates well with HTML
o Database support (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.)
Hello World Example:
<?php
echo "Hello, World!";
?>
2. 🔤 PHP Basics
Syntax
Comments
Variables
Data Types
Constants
Operators
Example:
<?php
$name = "John";
$age = 25;
echo "My name is $name and I am $age years old.";
?>
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3. 🔁 Control Structures
If / Else / Elseif
Switch
Loops (while, do-while, for, foreach)
<?php
for ($i = 0; $i < 5; $i++) {
echo $i . "<br>";
}
?>
4. � PHP Functions
Built-in Functions
User-defined Functions
Variable Scope
Returning Values
Default Arguments
<?php
function greet($name = "Guest") {
return "Hello, $name!";
}
echo greet("Alice");
?>
5. � Forms and User Input
GET vs POST
Validating Input
Sanitizing Data
<form method="post">
Name: <input type="text" name="name">
<input type="submit">
</form>
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<?php
if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
$name = htmlspecialchars($_POST["name"]);
echo "Welcome, $name";
}
?>
6. 📂 Working with Files
Opening, Reading, Writing
File Uploads
$file = fopen("data.txt", "r");
while (!feof($file)) {
echo fgets($file) . "<br>";
}
fclose($file);
7. 🛢 PHP & MySQL
Connecting to Database
CRUD Operations
Prepared Statements (PDO / MySQLi)
$pdo = new PDO("mysql:host=localhost;dbname=testdb", "root", "");
$stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?");
$stmt->execute([1]);
$user = $stmt->fetch();
echo $user['name'];
8. 🍪 Sessions & Cookies
Using Sessions
Using Cookies
// Start session
session_start();
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$_SESSION['username'] = "john";
// Cookie
setcookie("user", "john", time() + 3600);
9. � Object-Oriented PHP (OOP)
Classes & Objects
Constructors & Destructors
Inheritance
Interfaces & Traits
class User {
public $name;
function __construct($name) {
$this->name = $name;
}
function greet() {
return "Hello, " . $this->name;
}
}
$user = new User("John");
echo $user->greet();
10. 🔄 PHP and JSON / APIs
Working with JSON
Making HTTP Requests
Building REST APIs
$data = ["name" => "John", "age" => 30];
echo json_encode($data);
11. 🔐 PHP Security Best Practices
Validate/Sanitize Input
Use Prepared Statements
Password Hashing
Prevent XSS & CSRF
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$password = password_hash("secret123", PASSWORD_DEFAULT);
if (password_verify("secret123", $password)) {
echo "Password is valid!";
12. � Advanced PHP Concepts
Namespaces
Traits
Composer (Dependency Manager)
Autoloading
PHP Unit Testing
13. ☁� Deployment & Hosting
Localhost with XAMPP/WAMP
Deploying to shared hosting
Using VPS and cloud platforms
Environment variables and .env files
14. 🛠 Project Ideas
Blog System
To-Do List App
Contact Form Handler
Image Upload Gallery
RESTful API Backend
Simple E-commerce Cart
15. 📚 Resources
PHP Official Manual
W3Schools PHP Tutorial
PHP: The Right Way
Laracasts (for Laravel/PHP)
GitHub Projects in PHP
