PHP: Modern PHP from the Ground Up

Setting Up the Local Development Environment

PHP Syntax and Browser Output

Variables and Data Types

Strong Typing and Scalar Type Hinting

Conditional Logic with If-Else

Advanced Control Structures

Introduction to Arrays

Multidimensional Arrays

Iterating with For and While Loops

Mastering Foreach Loops

Defining Custom Functions

Project Structure Strategy

Processing GET Requests

Handling POST Requests

Sanitization and Validation

Managing State with Superglobals

Redirects and Header Control

Integrating Routing Logic

Connecting to MySQL with PDO

Executing Prepared Statements

Creating Data with CRUD

Updating and Deleting Data

Connecting Models to the Database

Classes and Objects

Constructors and Properties

Visibility Modifiers

Refactoring to Classes

Building the Controller Layer

Implementing the View Layer

Front Controller Pattern

Namespaces in PHP

Autoloading with Composer

Refined Template Separation

Finalizing MVC Integration

Debugging PHP Applications

Advanced Form Handling

Managing Database Migrations

Protecting Against CSRF

Implementing Dependency Injection

Using Traits for Code Reuse

Working with JSON APIs

Handling File Uploads

Performance Optimization Basics

Database Transactions

Advanced Routing Constraints

Building a Simple Authentication System

Working with Dates and Time

Error Handling with Exceptions

Using Third-Party Libraries

Environment Configuration

Sanitizing Output for XSS Prevention

Creating a CLI Utility

Unit Testing with PHPUnit

Service Container Basics