PHP in Cloud Computing Environments

Understanding PHP

• Overview of server-side scripting
• What is PHP and its uses?

Setting up Development Environment

• Installing PHP, Apache/Nginx, and MySQL/MariaDB
• Configuring a local development server (e.g., XAMPP, WAMP, MAMP)

Syntax and Data Types

• PHP syntax basics: variables, constants, data types
• Strings, integers, floats, booleans, arrays

Control Structures

• Conditional statements (if, else, else if)
• Loops (for, while, do-while)

Functions in PHP

• Declaring and calling functions
• Built-in functions vs. user-defined functions
• Passing arguments and returning values

Handling HTML Forms with PHP

• GET and POST methods
• Form validation and processing user input
• Sending form data to a PHP script
• Sessions and Cookies
• Authentication and Authorization

File Handling in PHP

• Reading from and writing to files
• File permissions and file manipulation

Introduction to Databases and MySQL

• Basics of SQL (Structured Query Language)
• Connecting to a MySQL database using PHP
• Performing CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete)

Version Control and Collaborative Development

• Git basics and version control in a team environment
• Collaborative development using Git