PHP Tutorials: Learn PHP From Scratch

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Kick-start your programming journey with this step-by-step series of PHP tutorials. Clearly understand every concept from the perfect examples included in each tutorial:

PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is an open-source server-side scripting language that is primarily used for web development. Originally called Personal Home Page Tools, PHP was created by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994 to track visitors to his website. He released it as open-source, and PHP rapidly gained popularity among web developers worldwide.

It generates dynamic content on web pages as it is embedded directly into HTML. It can run on various operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and macOS. PHP is a dynamically typed language that supports session management, database handling & form handling tasks.

Ultimate PHP Guide for Beginners

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PHP includes a huge number of extensions with vast libraries, thereby enabling developers to include new features and functionalities. It has introduced several features such as Error handling, object-oriented programming, etc, along with new versions for improved performance day by day.

Learn all about this powerful tool to develop interactive & dynamic websites or web applications. Deeply explore all the fundamental programming concepts in the PHP Language, right from the basics to the advanced, from this PHP Guide.

Let’s move on!!


Tutorials in this PHP Series

Tutorial #1: Getting Started with PHP
Tutorial #2: How to Become a PHP Developer
Tutorial #3: PHP Versions
Tutorial #4: How to Install PHP
Tutorial #5: PHP Syntax and Comments
Tutorial #6: PHP Data Types and Keywords
Tutorial #7: PHP Operators
Tutorial #8: PHP Variables
Tutorial #9: PHP Displaying Variables
Tutorial #10: PHP Constants
Tutorial #11: PHP Functions
Tutorial #12: PHP Strings
Tutorial #13: PHP Regular Expressions
Tutorial #14: PHP Numbers and Math Functions
Tutorial #15: PHP Conditional Statements
Tutorial #16: PHP Loops: Types with Examples
Tutorial #17: PHP Arrays
Tutorial #18: HTTP GET and POST Methods in PHP
Tutorial #19: PHP Form Handling
Tutorial #20: PHP Include And Require Statements
Tutorial #21: PHP File Handling Examples
Tutorial #22: PHP Cookies
Tutorial #23: PHP Sessions
Tutorial #24: Sending Emails Using PHP
Tutorial #25: PHP Date And Time
Tutorial #26: PHP Error Handling


Overview of Tutorials in this PHP Series:

Tutorial #What you will learn
Tutorial #1Getting Started with PHP
An introductory tutorial to give you a complete understanding of what PHP is, its prominent features, and its drawbacks. Get to know its uses along with a list of some popular websites built using PHP.
Tutorial #2How to Become a PHP Developer
Discover all the basic requirements that are essential to become a PHP Developer. Explore the technical skills and useful resources to fulfill your dream of becoming a PHP Developer.
Tutorial #3PHP Versions
An exclusive tutorial on PHP versions and their compatibility. Get to know about its entire history, along with its features and a detailed comparison of its different versions.
Tutorial #4How to Install PHP
A simple step-by-step guide on how to install PHP using the XAMPP package. Understand all about the PHP installation process and quickly learn how to write your First PHP Program easily.
Tutorial #5PHP Syntax and Comments
Explore the core concept of PHP Syntax and PHP comments with simple examples. Understand the exact process to write Single-Line Comments and Multi-line Comments in minutes.
Tutorial #6PHP Data Types and Keywords
Deeply analyse the wide range of PHP Data Types and Keywords with simple examples. Understand the various kinds of PHP Data Types and learn how to use them.
Tutorial #7PHP Operators
PHP Operators are the special symbols or strings for operations on PHP variables & values. Discover the different categories of PHP Operators with simple programming code examples.
Tutorial #8PHP Variables
PHP Variables act as containers to store numeric & non-numeric information. Understand the concepts of PHP Variable creation, variable handling, variable scope, etc, with examples.
Tutorial #9PHP Displaying Variables
Explore all about Displaying Variables in PHP with examples. Understand the differences between PHP echo and PHP Print statements to get output text or variables in PHP.
Tutorial #10PHP Constants
PHP Constants are the identifiers that cannot be changed. Learn how to create a PHP Constant, and know more about pre-defined constants & Magic constants with examples.
Tutorial #11PHP Functions
PHP Functions are blocks of reusable code that are designed to perform a specific task. Understand its Classifications, Arguments & default values with simple examples.
Tutorial #12PHP Strings
PHP Strings are a sequence of characters surrounded by single or double quotes. Learn how to create a PHP String and explore the various PHP String methods with examples.
Tutorial #13PHP Regular Expressions
A detailed explanation of PHP Regular Expressions with practical examples. Learn all about delimiters, metacharacters, modifiers & PHP Regex Functions to handle regular expressions.
Tutorial #14PHP Numbers and Math Functions
An in-depth study of PHP Numbers that includes Integer, Float & Numerical Strings. Explore the various PHP Math functions with examples to perform complex calculations.
Tutorial #15PHP Conditional Statements
PHP Conditional Statements are used to perform various actions based on certain conditions. Explore the different Conditional Statements in PHP with simple examples.
Tutorial #16PHP Loops: Types with Examples
PHP Loops are used to execute a block of code multiple times based on a given condition. Explore the types of PHP Loops – for, while & foreach loops with syntax and examples.
Tutorial #17PHP Arrays
An array in PHP is a special variable that can hold multiple values of different data types in a single variable. Learn all about PHP Arrays and their different types with simple examples.
Tutorial #18HTTP GET and POST Methods in PHP
Gain a complete understanding on how to use PHP GET and POST methods with examples. Learn how to handle form data effectively with these two popular methods in PHP.
Tutorial #19PHP Form Handling
Explore the key steps involved in PHP Form Handling with examples. Gain an understanding of PHP Form Validation and its various types, to protect your script from malicious code.
Tutorial #20PHP Include And Require Statements
Deeply understand the importance of include and require statements in PHP. Explore the differences between PHP include and PHP require functions with code explanations.
Tutorial #21PHP File Handling Examples
Read, write, delete & modify files effortlessly with built-in file handling functions. Learn all the techniques of PHP File Handling and streamline your file manipulation process.
Tutorial #22PHP Cookies
Manage web sessions effectively with PHP’s powerful cookie handling capabilities. Explore these programming examples to understand how to Create, modify or delete PHP Cookies.
Tutorial #23PHP Sessions
PHP Session is a mechanism to store information across multiple pages. Gain understanding on how to start, modify, & destroy PHP sessions using programming examples.
Tutorial #24Sending Emails Using PHP
A step-by-step guide on how to send emails in PHP using the PHP mail() function. Discover the best practices for effective email delivery in your PHP applications with examples.
Tutorial #25PHP Date And Time
Discover all about the PHP Date and Time function with examples. Learn how to use them effectively in your applications to get the current date and time in PHP.
Tutorial #26PHP Error Handling
Identify and recover your PHP code from runtime errors with PHP Error Handling techniques. Learn how to handle errors effectively and discover the quick ways to resolve them.

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