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PHP Crash Course — Learn PHP in 90 minutes. (Udemy.com)

Learn PHP in less than 90 minutes with this fast-paced PHP crash course.

4.7
206 reviews

Created by: Kalob Taulien

Last updated June 2018

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What you will learn

  • You'll be able to install PHP on your computer, and write code on it
  • You'll be able to read and understand PHP
  • You'll be able to take on new PHP projects with more confidence
  • You'll be able to add PHP to your resume as one of your new skills

How it compares

Against the other 151 rated Udemy courses in PHP on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 91% of them
  • Reviews206#89 of 152 by number of reviews
  • Length1.4 hoursshorter than 95% of them
  • Last updatedJune 2018earlier than 77% of them

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Overall Score : 94 / 100

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Course Description

Welcome to a PHP crash course!
This course is meant to be fast paced and quick, but also practical. That means there's a lot of information to absorb, but it's also helpful and you'll be done (and certified by Udemy) before bed time tonight.
You'll learn:
  • How to install PHP on your computer
  • How to write PHP code
  • Who is using PHP
  • If PHP is growing or not (Hint: PHP powers over 30% of ALL websites; it's the most used backend language!)
  • PHP fundamentals that you can use to help learn other programming languages, such as:
    • Variables
    • Constants
    • Data Types
    • Loops
    • Multidimensional Arrays
    • Functions
    • Super Global Variables
    • Forms
    • And much more!
Who this course is for:
  • Beginner PHP developers who want to get a quick grasp on PHP
  • JavaScript or Python developers who are thinking about learning PHP, but don't want to waste 20 hours relearning things they are already semi-familiar with.
Read More Beginner Beginner Level product length iconTime: 1.4h

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Instructor Details

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He is a professional web developer who 's been developing websites and working with startups since 1999. He also has a broad set of skills in software, web development, and information technology.
Teaching over 155,000 students on Udemy alone, he's helped tens of thousands of people learn web development. From zero to hero and novice to ninja, he's considered a top teacher by thousands. With so much experience, why not give his experience and knowledge to others so they can fulfill their dreams?
The passion to learn and to share his knowledge by teaching and helping others is something that drives him. It's a passion he's had since he was born. Kalob's ability to turn complex programming concepts into easy-to-understands bits of knowledge has been called his "superpower".
Throughout the years, Kalob has built hundreds, if not thousands, of websites, and has created multiple companies from his ideas and software. He also provides one-on-one coaching and startup consulting to new organizations.
Teaching isn't an option in Kalob's life, but a moral obligation to pass on knowledge to others.

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Reviews

4.7

206 ratings on Udemy

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By Siddhant Mathur on 10/11/2020

too basic for the amount charged

By Marc Cleven on 8/24/2020

A quick overview that allows you to dive right into looking at, and updating, code. Also provides insight into the *context* of PHP. And a great introduction for those planning to dive in deeper.

By Lennard Peters on 8/15/2020

very clear and concise

By Rachel Smith on 8/13/2020

I've always wanted to learn PHP, but had no clue where to start. This is a great course for me to understand and apply basic concepts quickly. This will definitely help me advance my career.

By Gizem Kvrak on 8/5/2020

Kalob is a great teacher and the course turned out better than I expected. It's to the point and clear, totally suitable for beginners too.
Editing to add: I honestly love your reactions to the typos, can feel the frustration through the screen. Keep it up! ?

By Emmanuela Prevolis on 8/1/2020

Great Crash Course!

By Norm Rankin on 8/1/2020

Good stuff. Very useful core concepts for getting started with PHP. Thanks Kalob!

By Hadi Ibrahim on 7/21/2020

Just what I expected from a crash course. Great for an experienced programmer who's getting into PHP, and Kalob shows a few comparisons to make it an even better experience.

By Brandt Dainow on 7/9/2020

This course cannot decide if it is for beginners or experts. If you can already program you can follow this course fine, but it will be filled with explanations for non-programmers, like what an IF statement is.
However, if you have never programmed before you will be lost. The beginner explanations are not consistently applied to all places they are needed - for example, there is no real explanation of what a variable is or why you would want one.
The examples do not look like they have been pre-planned, but appear to be made up in the middle of the lesson. As a result much time is lost watching the instructor change their code, or get unexpected error messages, which cannot be explained due to time constraints, but which will confuse a beginner.
It works off the XAMPP installation, with no instructions for installing, and no consideration someone may already be running some form of Apache service on their system.
No exercises are set for the student to practice, so all you can do is pause and copy the instructor's code.
Failure to use formal terminology is problematic for new programmers. For example, variable type treatment is described
as "PHP is loosely written" rather than the more informative (and correct) "PHP variables are loosely typed".
As an experienced programmer, I found the best way to do this course was to have the PHP manual open (https://www.php.net/) and constantly refer to the formal rules as each item was covered.
SUMMARY
If you are an experienced programmer, this will be sufficient introduction, unless your knowledge is limited to more formally structured languages like COBOL.
Some knowledge of Apache config may be needed.
Javascript programmers will find this course easy to follow.
If you have never programmed before, this is not the right course for you, it assumes too many background concepts.
The course would benefit from fine-tuning to focus on experienced programmers. This would free up around 20 min for more advanced operations.

By Rafael Ruiz on 6/11/2020

So far so good, great explanations and pace!

By Kinsey Poland on 5/6/2020

I already know NodeJS but, looking at jobs, I see that a lot of them want PHP knowledge, so I wanted a quick course to get me accustomed to the language since I already know how backend scripting works, and this has been very to-the-point way to do that.

By Dean Douglas-Coton on 4/18/2020

Excellent tutor and easy to follow. I would highly recommend to any beginners ? good work Kalob!

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