Module 1: Introduction to PHP

• What is PHP?

• Setting up the PHP environment

• First PHP script: echo and print

• PHP syntax and tags

Module 2: PHP Basics

• Variables and data types

• Operators in PHP (Arithmetic, Comparison, Logical, etc.)

• Constants

• Variable scope and global variables

Module 3: Control Structures

• Conditional statements (if, else, elseif)

• Switch statement

• Loops (while, for, foreach)

• Break and continue

Module 4: Functions in PHP

• Defining functions

• Function parameters and return values

• Variable scope in functions

• Anonymous functions and closures

• Recursion

Module 5: Arrays in PHP

• Indexed arrays

• Associative arrays

• Multidimensional arrays

• Array functions (sort, merge, push, pop, etc.)

Module 6: Superglobals in PHP

• Global variables

• $GLOBALS

• $_GET, $_POST, $_REQUEST, $_SESSION, $_COOKIE, $_FILES, $_ENV

• $_SERVER

Module 7: Working with Forms in PHP

• Handling form data

• Validating form data

• Using $_POST and $_GET for form submission

• Preventing form submission errors

Module 8: PHP and Strings

• String creation and manipulation

• String functions (concatenation, length, comparison, etc.)

• Heredoc and Nowdoc syntax

• Regular expressions in PHP

Module 9: PHP and File Handling

• Reading and writing files (fopen, fread, fwrite, fclose)

• File upload in PHP

• File permissions and handling large files

• File system functions

Module 10: PHP and Databases (MySQL)

• Introduction to databases and MySQL

• Connecting to a MySQL database with PHP (mysqli, PDO)

• Basic SQL queries (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE)

• Prepared statements and security

Module 11: Working with Sessions in PHP

• Starting and destroying sessions

• Storing data in session variables

• Session hijacking prevention

• Using sessions for login systems

Module 12: PHP and Cookies

• Setting and getting cookies

• Cookie expiration and security

• Limiting cookie access (domain, path, etc.)

• Using cookies for user authentication

Module 13: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Basics

• What is OOP?

• Classes and objects

• Properties and methods

• Constructors and destructors

• Visibility (public, private, protected)

Module 14: Advanced Object-Oriented PHP

• Inheritance

• Method overriding

• Abstract classes and interfaces

• Traits

• Namespaces in PHP

Module 15: Exception Handling in PHP

• What are exceptions?

• Try-catch blocks

• Throwing exceptions

• Creating custom exceptions

• Using finally

Module 16: PHP and MVC Framework

• What is MVC (Model-View-Controller)?

• Basic structure of an MVC application

• Routing in MVC

• Introduction to frameworks (Laravel, Symfony, CodeIgniter)

Module 17: PHP and APIs

• RESTful APIs

• Making API calls with curl in PHP

• JSON encoding and decoding

• Consuming third-party APIs (Twitter, Facebook)

Module 18: Security in PHP

• SQL injection prevention

• XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) attacks

• CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protection

• Password hashing and salting

Module 19: PHP and AJAX

• Introduction to AJAX

• Using AJAX with PHP

• Asynchronous communication with JavaScript and PHP

• Sending and receiving data without reloading a page

Module 20: PHP and Email

• Sending email with PHP (mail() function)

• Using PHPMailer library for advanced email features

• Sending HTML emails and attachments

• Using SMTP for sending emails

Module 21: PHP and JSON

• Working with JSON data

• Encoding and decoding JSON

• Handling API responses in JSON format

• PHP JSON functions (json_encode, json_decode)

Module 22: PHP and Image Handling

• Image manipulation with GD library

• Uploading images with PHP

• Resizing, cropping, and applying filters to images

• Generating dynamic images (thumbnails)

Module 23: PHP and Regular Expressions

• Regular expression syntax in PHP

• Using preg_match, preg_replace, preg_split

• Validating email, phone numbers, etc.

• Regular expression flags and modifiers

Module 24: PHP and Composer

• Introduction to Composer

• Installing dependencies

• Autoloading with Composer

• Using third-party packages with Composer

Module 25: PHP Testing and Debugging

• PHP error handling and debugging

• Using var_dump(), print_r(), and debug_backtrace()

• Unit testing with PHPUnit

• Writing test cases and assertions

Module 26: PHP and Web Services

• Understanding Web Services

• SOAP vs REST

• Creating a SOAP Web Service

• Creating a REST API with PHP

• Consuming Web Services

Module 27: PHP Performance Optimization

• Caching techniques (APC, Memcached, Redis)

• Optimizing database queries

• Code profiling

• Minimizing file sizes and asset compression

Module 28: PHP and Command Line Interface (CLI)

• Running PHP scripts from the command line

• Command line arguments ($argv, $argc)

• Creating command-line tools with PHP

• Scheduled tasks with cron

Module 29: PHP and Web Scraping

• Introduction to web scraping

• Using cURL and file_get_contents

• Extracting data from HTML with PHP

• Using libraries like Simple HTML DOM Parser

Module 30: PHP and MVC Architecture with Laravel

• Setting up a Laravel project

• Routing in Laravel

• Controllers, Models, and Views in Laravel

• Database migrations in Laravel

Module 31: PHP and Payment Integration

• Introduction to payment gateways (PayPal, Stripe)

• Integrating PayPal with PHP

• Working with the Stripe API

• Handling payments securely

Module 32: PHP and WebSockets

• Introduction to WebSockets

• Real-time communication with PHP and WebSockets

• Using libraries like Ratchet for WebSockets in PHP

Module 33: PHP and GraphQL

• Introduction to GraphQL

• Creating a GraphQL API with PHP

• Queries, Mutations, and Subscriptions

• Using libraries like webonyx/graphql-php

Module 34: PHP and Docker

• What is Docker?

• Setting up a Docker environment for PHP

• Creating a Docker container for PHP apps

• Running PHP applications in Docker

Module 35: Building a Complete PHP Project

• Planning and structuring a real-world project

• Building a CRUD application (e.g., a blog, task manager)

• Implementing authentication and authorization

• Deploying PHP applications to a web server