Modern PHP Web Development w/ MySQL, GitHub & Heroku

About this course

OverviewThis course is designed to equip students with the skills required for creating dynamic web pages using PHP and MySQL. It further equips students with the fundamentals of PHP programming, while providing them with advanced features of the language. Immerse yourself in an end-to-end full-stack development experience, as we explore user interface design, business logic and hosting activities. By the end of this course, you will be able to build an attractive PHP application; styled using Bootstrap 4; track and manage changes with GitHub and deploy a fully data-driven application to Heroku Cloud Hosting. Why Learn Development with PHP PHP was designed to make web development easier, and many beginners find it effortless to pick up and get started with. In fact, PHP code was so easy to pick up, many non-programmers end up being able to write PHP application in no time! The top 5 reasons to learn PHP are:Beginner FriendlinessDesigned to ScaleActive Support Community Career OpportunitiesFuture This course is practical and will equip you with all you need to build a fully functional web application, add it to source control using GitHub and finally, host it on Heroku. Languages and Technologies Used:PHP (HyperText Pre-Processor) - Server-Side Programming Language that allows us to build dynamic and data driven applicationsHTML and CSS - Standard Web Languages used to design web pagesVisual Studio Code (With extensions) - Development tool or IDE to help us write code faster.XAMPP Server - To facilitate Apache and MySQL ServersPhpMyAdmin -

Course objectives

• to equip students with practical PHP programming skills
• to provide an understanding of database management with MySQL
• to familiarize students with version control using GitHub