Computer Programming

5 courses

PHP Programming for Beginners

Begin a cosmic programming journey with PHP, a popular scripting language for web development. Learn PHP syntax, variables, control structures, loops, functions, and basic object-oriented programming. This beginner-friendly path builds a strong foundation for your coding career.

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This learning path includes:

5 courses with bite-sized lessons and practices

27 engaging lessons in text and video formats

136 hands-on practices

One-on-one guidance from Cosmo, our AI tutor

Verified skills you'll gain

DEVELOPING

General Programming and Algorithms

INTERMEDIATE

Computer Science Fundamentals

Tools you'll use

PHP

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6 lessons

31 practices

Introduction to PHP Basics

Dive into the world of PHP programming with this introductory course designed for beginners. Start by mastering the basics: craft print statements to display output, use comments to annotate code, and handle variables for data storage. Enhance your skills with mathematical operations and manage collections of data using arrays, all within engaging space exploration scenarios.

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5 lessons

24 practices

Navigating Decisions with PHP Conditionals

Embark on a cosmic journey learning PHP's conditional statements. This course equips you with skills to control program flow. Master basic decisions with if statements, manage multiple conditions with elseif, simplify code using the ternary operator, and tackle complex scenarios with switch. You'll make your PHP programs as dynamic as the universe itself.

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5 lessons

25 practices

Iterating with Loops in PHP

Get to know different loops in PHP. In this course, you'll learn about while, do-while, for, and foreach loops, and how to use them efficiently. You'll also explore controlling loop behavior with break and continue statements, and understand nested loops for complex iterations. Each lesson provides practical skills and a clear understanding of loop mechanisms in space scenarios.

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5 lessons

26 practices

Efficient Programming with PHP Functions

Launch your journey into PHP functions with this course, perfect for those new to the language. We’ll start with the essentials of defining and calling functions and move on to the intricacies of parameters and return values. Understand the scope of variables to manage your data effectively. Explore recursion to solve problems recursively and make the most of PHP’s built-in functions.

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6 lessons

30 practices

Object-Oriented Programming with PHP

Discover the power of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in PHP through practical, easy-to-understand examples. This course guides you from creating simple classes and objects to mastering advanced OOP techniques like encapsulation, getters and setters, and method overriding. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this course offers a comprehensive path to learn OOP in PHP.

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