Make a Google search engine clone: JavaScript PHP and MySQL (Udemy.com)
Learn JavaScript, PHP and MySQL by building your own search engine from scratch! A COMPLETE walkthrough!
Created by: Reece Kenney
Last updated November 2021
What you will learn
- Create a search engine
- Create a web crawler
How it compares
Against the other 151 rated Udemy courses in PHP on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 91% of them
- Reviews566#47 of 152 by number of reviews
- Length5.9 hoursshorter than 50% of them
- Last updatedNovember 2021more recently than 50% of them
Quality Score
Overall Score : 94 / 100
Course Description
Do you want to build a real search engine just like Google?
If so, you're in the right place! This course will guide you step by step in creating your own Google clone COMPLETELY from scratch.
We're talking the kind of website that will amaze anybody that sees it. The kind of website that will get you hired in no time!
Why let me teach you?
I work as a Software Engineer at Microsoft where I build products used by millions of people all over the world! I want to take the skills I've gained through years of working with some of the best developers in the world and transfer them directly to you!
I've taught thousands of students here on Udemy and created some of the most popular development courses on Udemy!
Okay so what's the course about?
I will personally guide you, step by step, in creating your own search engine just like Google complete with:
- Site search
- Image search
- Complete pagination system
- Image full screen preview
- And much more!
Why should I take the course?
In the programming world, the "big 4" often consists of Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon. To get a job at any of these companies, you absolutely MUST know the essentials: HTML, CSS, PHP, JQuery, JavaScript and MySQL.
If you take this course, you will have nothing to worry about because we use all of these skills extensively!
Support:
By enrolling in this course, you will have the COMPLETE support of a Microsoft Software Engineer (me). I'm always ready to answer any question you may have. Programming issues, errors, feature requests, general programming advice - it doesn't matter, I'm always happy to help! I always aim to respond to questions within a few hours and it's also worth noting that I've answered EVERY SINGLE question asked so far on all of my courses.
Future course discounts:
By enrolling in this course, you will get access to ALL of my current and future courses for the lowest possible discount we as instructors are capable of offering on Udemy - FOREVER.
Project portfolio:
The site you create in this course will be the highlight of your project portfolio! Any potential employer who see's this project on your resume will want to hear all about it. The reason? They know that a project like this means you're familiar with the wide range of technical skills they need their employees to know.
Fun!
Finally, this project is a lot of fun and I know you'll have a great time implementing your own unique ideas as well as the ones we implement together. What are you waiting for?
*You don't need any experience to take this course, however a basic understanding of HTML would be great. I will explain everything as I go, but some things I spent more time on than others. I don't spent a huge amount of time on the absolute lowest level basics e.g. what is HTML. So if you have absolutely no experience programming, you are absolutely fine to take this course, just ask me to explain things further if you would like a more detailed explanation :)Who this course is for:
- Anyone! Beginners or experience programmers.
Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
566 Reviews
Reece Kenney
Hi there! My name is Reece Kenney, and I'm from Rugby, England. I currently work as a Software Engineer at Microsoft where I spend my days doing a range of front end and back end development using languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript and C# to name a few! Through my work at Microsoft, I have a lot of experience developing products that are used by millions of people every day! I'm also fortunate enough to work alongside some of the best and brightest software engineers in the world.
I'm here on Udemy to share my knowledge with as many people as possible and hopefully make a difference in people's lives. I love to teach and can't wait to personally guide you towards your own personal goals! If you take any of my courses, you'll have my full support every step of the way!
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Reviews
I liked this course. Its not too long but it includes many different technologies. Not many courses on Udemy let you know how to build your own search engine. It uses OOP PHP with PDO and some AJAX and a little of JS.
Reece is a highly competent instructor, I am pleased to come back and be able to train and learn more about PHP with this brand new course. Thanks Reece.
Best regards.
Aurelio
This was my 3rd course with Reece. I thoroughly enjoyed this! When dealing with search engines, it can be quite complex. Reece does a wonderful job breaking it down and simplifying the functionality. I will definintley be going back and starting this video from scratch!
Thanks Reece. Looking forward to more courses regarding php, mysql, javascript.
Thanks,
Tyler
Great practical course. The course is well presented by the instructor. money well spent. This is a very useful produce so more of the same. Well done
Amazing Course enjoyed every minute of it! i now have a working search site which I intend on continuing with. Great start!
Impressive the way Reece has simplified something so complex
In just 6 hours Reece teaches PHP, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, MySQL and Masonry and although for obvious reasons, everything is very fast gives the necessary knowledge to implement these technologies not only in this project but in others
I really liked what I learned here, even though Reece's way of speaking is very fast for me, but I think he did this course in the best way so that it was complete, dynamic and full of learning, I am very happy with this course
Congratulations Reece
Just fantastic! I was struggling to find a search engine for a project I'm working on. After hours and money wasted trying search engines I found online, I finally decided to 'detour' and take a course so I could build one. This course saved me time, frustration and money. Thank you!
Getting to know about Reece is probably the best thing happened to me. I always used to wonder how to create something like Google, Facebook etc on my own and to my surprise Reece has already made such courses for us. And I personally feel this course and the other courses which Reece has made will definitely be the highlights on any resume. Thanks for such wonderful courses Reece. Loving it!
Finding good instructors is a real pain. Reece is supper responsive, knowledgeable and he replies promptly. The course contains advanced topics even I haven't understood every lines of codes yet but I will soon. He almost covered wide range of area within very short time. Student's Time is more valuable than Expenses. My time has been well expended!
Very profesional course, very easy to follow, tons of information, great sound & screen.
Thank you for your unique & priceless courses, keep adding more fantastic courses please!
I really enjoyed the course and teaching style. Everything worked as shown in the demos and I learnt and gained understanding of php, javascript, sql databases and third party plugins.
2nd course I take from Reece Kenney, once again excellent, well explained and with a good rhythm. I just wish we would deploy the website at the end.
Highly recommend if you want to upgrade your PHP knowledge












