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About the Course

In this course, you'll explore the basic structure of a web application, and how a web browser interacts with a web server. You'll be introduced to the request/response cycle, including GET/POST/Redirect. You'll also gain an introductory understanding of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), as well as the basic syntax and data structures of the PHP language, variables, logic, iteration, arrays, error handling, and superglobal variables, among other elements. An introduction to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) will allow you to style markup for webpages. Lastly, you'll gain the skills and knowledge to install and use an integrated PHP/MySQL environment like XAMPP or MAMP....

Top reviews

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Feb 9, 2018

Even being quite an expert in area, I still enjoyed this course a lot and learning quite much from it as well. Highly recommended to everyone who developed an interest to PHP and web-applications.

VN

Feb 20, 2018

Thanks for a great course by which I learn a lot of experience from the experts :-). One of the my assignments has been gradually developed into a more robust site at https://englishpicture.net

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By mustafa a

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Dec 24, 2019

good course

By Singadi R K

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Dec 15, 2017

nice course

By Brain D A C

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Oct 11, 2019

Thats good

By Aditya s

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Nov 2, 2019

Wholesome

By ATUL P

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Dec 13, 2021

Nice one

By Deleted A

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Dec 27, 2021

great

By SAURAV D

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May 3, 2021

Good

By RITWIK S

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May 3, 2021

good

By Ashish K U

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Sep 20, 2020

good

By Avirup M

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Sep 8, 2020

good

By Roshan P

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Jul 25, 2020

good

By Shaeed A H

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Jun 6, 2020

good

By Louie S

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Nov 6, 2019

easy

By Eric K

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Nov 9, 2023

The course itself was very good. I learned plenty and there was a good balance of 'amount of time' vs cost. I thought the instructor was very good and can imagine that in a more personal setting would be even better. What I did not like about this course (and who knows if it is limited to just this course) is the "Peer Grading" aspect. It becomes obvious that most people just cheat on the tests and assignments. Not that I typically care, but everything I have learned can be read in a book published by a respected publisher (so at least you know you're getting valid information). That basically boils down to doing the learning *here* for some 'certificate'... which of course holds zero value when the system is abused. I had hoped somehow (having used other learning platforms in the past) that Coursera would somehow be different.

By Ivo S

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Jul 11, 2023

This course is somehow suitable or beginner PHP developers. It looks like a little old course, e.g here is used php 5 version but currently common php-version is php8, and only learning this course i don't believe that the course knowledge costs any employers. Also no-good was instructor Mr. S. Catton's behaving in discussion forums - at least an half of askings he already a few lines of code considers a " sharing rule violation". I'd like ask is he suitable for the instructor-job at all. I urge to change the teaching methodology - if somebody asks, then (s)he gets helpfully also help.

By Torsten H

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Aug 31, 2020

In Week 5, we finally start learning PHP and we also are told that the instructor hopes it's not our first programming language. Start with Python first maybe, he says. !!! Well, that might have been handy to know at the outset. So, now I'm left wondering if I should start Python first...

Other than that, so far I am enjoying the course immensely. The instructor is humorous, has some fun historical information (which I happen to like) and explains things generally well.

By Jose V

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Jan 25, 2021

The lectures were excellent, but the projects were oversimplified where only 2 or 3 lines of code needed to be modified out of 70. Would have been better to have to make more substantial additions to the code, with coaching available.

I didn't feel like I left with knowledge that was going to stick. I will see how I feel after I take more courses in the specialty.

By Tuomo P

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Aug 12, 2019

The assignments are frustratingly worded. It takes time to get your head around the goals of the assignments. However, a great course for a true beginner to get a taste of html, css & PHP. You need to learn how to code PHP later though, this is mostly about modifying existing source codes.

By Pablo B

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Aug 29, 2022

El curso me resultó muy interesante y productivo. Creo que está bien explicado aunque podría profundizar mejor algunos temas. Me resultaron un poco entreveradas las propuestas de evaluación, muchos pasos e indicaciones pero en general todo ok. Gracias!

By R B B

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Jul 6, 2023

I learned a lot about PHP and the basics of it. I hope that i can, basically, program using PHP and the content of the course really helped me to go through the tough exercises and eventually I learned many things.

By Dinesh K

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Aug 13, 2021

it is overall a good course, the only trouble you'll be facing is that the a lot of things that aren't taught will be given as an assignment in the end which makes it kind of frustrating

By Harold S R M

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Mar 7, 2023

This is a good course, but very very short and the important things are not included. But if you want a very basic introduction to PHP to do web applications, this is a good start

By Palavi R

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Aug 20, 2020

I did not understand the last part week 8, it was very hard to understand what was the professor trying to explain, GET POST , I did get the jist but hard to understand

By Tim A

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Jun 26, 2024

Very informative, but the course is simply watching a lot of videos and taking one quiz at the end. Not ideal for cementing those skills.

By Thinzar W

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Nov 8, 2020

It perfects for beginners who are starting to learn web development. I would prefer some practical knowledge and exercise in course.