• Installing Webserver
• Changing default Server configuraiton
• Changing default PHP configuration
• Changing default Mysql configuration

• Why PHP
• Usage of PHP
• PHP Syntax
• PHP Data Types
• Variable
• Constant
• String usage
• Heredoc syntax
• String functions

• Delimiters
• Metacharacters
• Quantifiers
• Matching and Extracting Strings

• Indexed Array
• Associative array
• Multidimensional array
• Array functions (sorting, in_array)
• Merging array
• Split array
• Array differencce

• Arithmetic Operators
• Comparison Operators
• Logical (or Relational) Operators
• Assignment Operators
• Conditional (or ternary) Operators

• Using if...else statement
• Using elseif statement
• Using switch statement

• For Loop
• While Loop
• Do-while Loop
• Foreach Loop
• Usage of Break and Continue
• Iterate an array with all loops
• Populating array of data in select dropdown
• Calculate the sum and maximum number of array
• Printing Multidimensional array of user data in table

• Built-in Functions
• User - Defined Functions
• Returning Values
• Default Values to parameters
• Scope of the variables in PHP
• Pass By Value vs Reference
• Dynamic Function Calls
• Conditional functions
• Functions within functions
• Anonymous functions
• Using date and time function
• Using implode / explode
• Swapping Two variables using references
• Factorial recursion program

• Creating Files, Directories
• File Modes
• Reading, Writing to Files
• Closing, Deleting Files
• Checking if File Exists
• File Operations
• Upload a csv file and parse it and display in table
• Bulk directory Creation
• Website Counter - Each visitor increments the counter written to a file.Show the counter in table cells
• Program to store contact form collected information in csv file

• GET vs POST
• REQUEST method
• Forms and action
• Multi Input Fields
• Error handling mechanisms
• Handling File Uploads
• Include / Require
• Redirection

• $_GET , $_POST and $_REQUEST for two forms sent using GET and POST
• Calculator program to add two input box and show the value in third box
• Upload a file and move the file by renaming it using uniqid to create dynamic unique files
• Check if the uploaded image file is within size limit and extensions
• Program to login admin user with username admin and password redhat
• Create a Photogallery where photos are uploaded to selected albums and link to albums

• Setting Cookies with PHP
• Accessing Cookies with PHP
• Deleting Cookie with PHP
• Create a cookie which expires in 10 seconds
• Language Preference - Storing user selected langugage preference in cookie
• To Implement Remember Password
• Server Session Storage
• Setting and Reading Session Data
• Shopping Cart - Storing an array of product ids in cart
• Authenticate pages with login using session

• Introduction to javascript
• Introduction to jQuery ( javascript library )
• Basic DOM handling with jQuery
• AJAX concept
• Implementing AJAX with jQuery
• JSON handling with jQuery
• Form Validation
• Using third party library

• Understanding Object-Oriented Programming
• Understanding Objects and Classes
• Structuring Classes
• Defining Class Properties
• Defining Class Methods
• Magic Methods in OOP
• Using Constructors and Destructors
• Using Class Inheritance
• Visibility of Properties and Methods (Public, Private Protected, Static)
• Object-Oriented vs Procedural Code
• Simple Multilevel Inheritance
• Method Overloading and Overriding (Polymorphism)
• Exception Handling with Try Catch and Finally
• Design Simple class to show understood concepts of OOPs.
• Interfaces and Abstract Class
• Namespaces
• Lazy Loading

• Send email using mail() function
• Send email using SMTP
• Collecting form data and send in email
• Sending file Attachments

• Introduction to MySQL
• Getting started with PHPMyAdmin Panel
• MySQLi Library
• Connecting to Database in PHP
• Basic CRUD with database
• Database - OOPS way
• Program
• Inserting the value of form to table
• Reading the created / inserted value in list
• Reading the value individually
• Update / Editing the item
• Delete the value
• Inner, Outer Joins

• Image GD / Imagick Extensions
• Upload image and resize / thumbnail
• Adding Text on Images
• Applying Watermark to Images

• Creating PDF from html

• What is API
• Paypal Payment Gateway Integration
• Facebook API Integration

• MVC Concept
• MVC in PHP
• What is Yii / Cakephp / Codeigniter

• Admin panel – Login, Add / Edit/ Delete
• Display data in front end

• Uploading local application to live server
• Handling Cpanel
• Handling Filezilla

One big advantage of PHP Developers, PHP is easy to learn and they can do freelancing projects.

Another advantage for PHP Developers is, after having one year experience in web development, they get offers from many other companies with good salary package.

HCL, Accenture, IBM, infosys and many big companies are looking for PHP Developers but these developers must have extreme knowledge in PHP as well as in client scripting language such as javascript, angular js, backbone.js. They must be leader in their job.

If we talk about the salary scope; in PHP profile it is and growth depends on mind power of individual.

On avg earning salary of PHP Developer is around Rs 203,4088/- year. The skill which makes it more profitable is Drupal a wide range of Model View Controller (MVC), with jQuery and HTML.The most important thing is experience which influence income for this job.

• A PHP developer is responsible for writing server-side web application logic & for creating and implementing an array of Web-based products using PHP, MySQL, Ajax, and JavaScript.
• PHP developers usually develop back-end components, connect the application with the other (often third-party) web services, and support the front-end developers by integrating their work with the application.
• They are also often required to develop and integrate plugins for certain popular frameworks.

Web development is a big industry and many big giants of IT field are here like IBM, Google, Microsoft, Apple etc. and many engineers are working here as PHP developer, forgot the global IT field our India is a pioneer at IT field we ourselves having big as well as small IT companies which are ruling the world and in India having great scope in IT field, on believing in industry it showing a bright career to PHP developer in this area. A survey shows that PHP having more career opportunities as programmers. If we surf internet, we can see millions of websites built with PHP and MySQL. This vast availability of PHP applications on internet can make you think about its popularity.