Here’s a more detailed breakdown of a common PHP syllabus:
I. Introduction to PHP:
- What is PHP?
- History and Scope of PHP
- Setting up a PHP Environment
- Basic Syntax and Structure
- Embedding PHP in HTML
- Comments
- Variables and Constants
- Data Types
- Operators
- Expressions
II. Control Structures:
- Conditional Statements (if, else, elseif)
- Switch Statements
- Loops (while, for, foreach)
III. Functions:
- Defining and Calling Functions
- Passing Arguments by Value and Reference
- Return Values
- Scope of Variables (local, global)
IV. Arrays:
Creating and Accessing Arrays, Indexed and Associative Arrays, and Array Functions.
V. Strings:
String Manipulation, String Functions, and Regular Expressions.
VI. File Handling:
- Opening, Reading, and Writing Files
- Working with Directories
VII. Form Handling:
Creating HTML Forms, Handling Form Data with PHP, Form Validation and Error Handling, and Sanitizing User Input.
VIII. Database Interaction (MySQL):
- Introduction to Relational Databases
- Connecting to a MySQL Database
- Performing CRUD Operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete)
- Database Abstraction with PDO (PHP Data Objects)
IX. Sessions and Cookies:
Understanding Sessions, Working with Sessions, Understanding Cookies, and Working with Cookies.
X. Advanced Topics (Optional):
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in PHP
- MVC (Model-View-Controller) Architecture
- Frameworks (e.g., Laravel, Symfony)
- AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)
- JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)
- Error Handling and Exception Handling
