Intro to PHP

This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. In this course, you’ll explore the essentials of PHP, from understanding its history to getting hands-on with basic programming concepts like data types, conditionals, arrays, and loops. You will gain experience working with PHP functions, classes, and objects, and learn essential error handling techniques. Additionally, the course will introduce you to dependency management using Composer, a key tool in PHP development. As you progress, you'll encounter practical lessons that guide you step by step through core PHP topics, building a solid foundation for further development. You will learn how to write and organize PHP code, use common data structures, and tackle real-world programming challenges. This course is ideal for beginners with no prior PHP experience. By the end of the course, you'll have an understanding of the PHP language, its syntax, and the key tools developers use to build dynamic web applications. Whether you're aiming to build websites or enhance your programming toolkit, this course is your entry point to mastering PHP.