Course Brief
Ready to build dynamic, database-driven websites? Our Website Development with PHP & MySQL course is designed to help you master the powerful combination of PHP and MySQL, enabling you to create scalable and efficient websites. PHP is a popular server-side scripting language, and when paired with MySQL, it becomes a robust toolset for building web applications that can handle vast amounts of data.
In this comprehensive course, we’ll cover everything from the basics of PHP and MySQL to advanced topics like database design, authentication, and security. Each week will focus on specific modules designed to help you incrementally build up your skills, and by the end, you will be ready to deploy your own fully functioning website.
This course is perfect for beginners looking to enter the field of web development or experienced developers who want to sharpen their skills with PHP & MySQL. Here’s what you can expect to learn each week.
- Overview of web development and server-side scripting.
- Setting up a local development environment (XAMPP, MAMP).
- Understanding PHP syntax and structure.
- Writing your first PHP script.
- Introduction to AI & Data Science
- PHP variables, data types, and constants.
- Operators and expressions in PHP.
- Control structures: if-else, switch, loops.
- Introduction to functions in PHP.
- Introduction to AI & Data Science
- Creating and handling HTML forms with PHP.
- Processing form data using the GET and POST methods.
- Validating user inputs to ensure security.
- Introduction to form sanitation and security best practices.
- Intro to Cybersecurity
- Overview of databases and MySQL.
- Installing and configuring MySQL for PHP integration.
- Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL).
- Creating your first database and table in MySQL.
- English for IT Professionals
- Establishing a connection between PHP and MySQL.
- Executing SQL queries through PHP.
- Retrieving data from MySQL databases.
- Displaying database results on a webpage.
- English for IT Professionals
- Inserting, updating, and deleting data in MySQL.
- Using PHP to manage CRUD operations.
- Understanding relationships between tables.
- Best practices for managing large datasets in MySQL.
- English for IT Professionals
- Building user login and registration systems.
- Storing and encrypting user passwords.
- Creating secure sessions for user authentication.
- Validating and authorizing users.
- Intro to Cybersecurity to protect your website and digital platforms
- Identifying common PHP errors and how to fix them.
- Using error reporting and logging in PHP.
- Debugging database connection issues.
- Preventing common vulnerabilities like SQL injection.
- Intro to Cybersecurity to protect your website and digital platforms
- Writing reusable code with functions and libraries.
- Introduction to object-oriented programming (OOP) in PHP.
- Creating and using PHP classes and objects.
- Building a simple OOP-based application.
- Accounts creation and guide to successful Gig creation on freelancing platforms like Fiverr, Upwork, LinkedIn Etc
- Understanding web security threats (XSS, CSRF).
- Securing your PHP code and database interactions.
- Using prepared statements in MySQL for added security.
- Implementing SSL for secure data transmission.
- Accounts creation and guide to successful Gig creation on freelancing platforms like Fiverr, Upwork, LinkedIn Etc
- Planning and structuring a full-stack web application.
- Integrating the front-end (HTML, CSS) with PHP and MySQL.
- Implementing user authentication and data management.
- Testing and debugging your web application.
- Accounts creation and guide to successful Gig creation on freelancing platforms like Fiverr, Upwork, LinkedIn Etc
- Preparing your website for deployment.
- Hosting your PHP & MySQL application on a live server.
- Configuring domain and hosting settings.
- Final project: Building and deploying a fully functional website.
- Hands-on Workshop on Effective Resume Building for Career advancement and interview skills
"I will be the leader of a company that ends up being worth billions of dollars, because I got the answers. I understand culture. I am the nucleus. I think that’s a responsibility that I have, to push possibilities, to show people, this is the level that things could be at."
