PHP for Non-Programmers
1h 44mBeginner2022-06-29
Authors
Joe Casabona
Course Developer, Founder of Creator Courses
Course details
PHP is one of the most popular languages for creating dynamic websites and controlling user interactions. Sites like WordPress, Wikipedia, and Facebook use PHP, and about 80% of all websites use at least some PHP. Having a command of PHP is a great tool to have, and will give you the skills needed to develop and maintain dynamic, interactive websites. But what if you’ve never coded before? This course with Joe Casabona is aimed at giving non-programmers the knowledge needed to get started using PHP. Joe covers the basics: variables, output, control structures, and accepting input without the need to build a website. He also provides chapter quizzes so you can test your skills as you go, along with two different projects to work on so you can apply what you’ve learned. If you’re feeling like you’ve got a grasp of the basics by the end of the course, Joe wraps up with a look at a few advanced PHP topics.
Skills covered
PHPPersonaProgramming LanguagesOpen SourceSoftware Development
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - What to expect from this course
- 02 - How we use PHP
- 03 - Your first line of code
1. PHP Basics
- 04 - Printing information
- 05 - What are variables
- 06 - Numbers - Ints and floats
- 07 - Working with strings
- 08 - Dealing with quotes and other special characters
- 09 - Using arrays
- 10 - Accepting input
2. Performing Tasks
- 11 - Math in PHP
- 12 - Comparing variables and values
- 13 - Combining comparisons
- 14 - Decision-making and determining what do to
- 15 - Performing a task more than once
3. Project 1 - Flipping a Coin
- 16 - Requirements - What the game should do
- 17 - Creating the basic functionality - Flipping a coin once
- 18 - Allowing for multiple flips
4. Creating Repeatable Code
- 19 - What are functions
- 20 - Using built-in PHP functions
- 21 - Writing your own functions
5. Project 2 - Text Analyzer
- 22 - What the analyzer should do
- 23 - Writing your functions first
- 24 - Creating the main driver
- 25 - On refining the code
6. PHP Advanced Topics
- 26 - Using PHP with webpages
- 27 - Output - Printing with HTML
- 28 - Input - Getting input from forms
Conclusion
- 29 - Next steps