| 1 |
PHP Fundamentals |
- Basic Syntax
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
- New Features in PHP 8+
- Error & Exception Handling
- Functions and Arrow Functions
|
Build a simple contact form with validation and email sending. |
| 2 |
Tools & Ecosystem |
- Web Server (Apache/Nginx)
- Composer
- Packagist
- PSR (PHP Standards Recommendations)
|
Set up a new project with Composer and integrate an external package. |
| 3 |
Database Interaction |
- Basic SQL Knowledge
- PDO (PHP Data Objects)
- MySQL / MariaDB
- PostgreSQL
- ORM (Eloquent/Doctrine)
|
Create a basic blog application with create, read, update, delete (CRUD) functionalities. |
| 4 |
Choose a Framework |
- Laravel
- Symfony
- CodeIgniter
- Core Concepts (Router, Controller, Model, View, Middleware)
|
Rebuild the blog application using Laravel or Symfony. |
| 5 |
Testing |
- PHPUnit
- Pest
- Integration & Feature Testing
- Browser Testing (Laravel Dusk)
|
Write unit & feature tests for the core functionalities of the blog application. |
| 6 |
API & Security |
- Building RESTful APIs
- API Authentication (Sanctum/Passport)
- Common Security Vulnerabilities
- CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing)
|
Add a RESTful API to the blog application to display posts and handle user authentication. |
| 7 |
Advanced Topics |
- Caching (Redis/Memcached)
- Queues & Jobs
- Asynchronous Programming (Swoole/ReactPHP)
- WebSockets
|
Implement a caching layer for the blog's homepage and a queue system for sending newsletters. |
| 8 |
Deployment & DevOps |
- Docker
- CI/CD (Github Actions, Jenkins)
- Deploy to Cloud (AWS, DigitalOcean, etc.)
- Server Configuration & Performance Optimization
|
Dockerize the blog application and set up a CI/CD pipeline for automatic deployment. |