Introduction The PHP language has a few thousand functions built in and ready to use. Although several thousand functions exist it is entirely possible that the a function to accomplish something you are looking for may be too general for your purposes … Continue reading →

Introduction PHP includes refers to the four statements include, include_once, require, and require_once. These statements allow us to include PHP code written in other files in our current file and execute it as if it was part of our current one. Example Lets take … Continue reading →

Introduction At the heard of the matter loops are a mechanism for executing instructions (code) multiple times. Loops give us the ability to automate certain tasks that can be done in a number or repeatable steps. Types of Loops In … Continue reading →

Introduction Arrays are a special data type in PHP that is used to hold a list of data. The ability to hold a list of data is valuable as it allows us to hold and pass sets of related data to … Continue reading →

Introduction Switch is another language construct that is used to control program flow. The switch construct takes a single parameter and compares it for equality to a set of cases that have been specified. Example Scenerio Let’s take an take the classic … Continue reading →

Introduction In programming conditionals are the constructs that control flow of a program. Conditional constructs allow a program to have logic that enables decision making. Conditional construct in PHP include if, elseif, and else. The if and elseif are followed by … Continue reading →

Introduction PHP is a loosely typed programming language. Although PHP is loosely typed it is still necessary to distinguish the type of data that is stored by a variable at a given time. The major data types that operate in PHP are … Continue reading →

About the Video An introduction to math operations, grouping operations and string concatenation. Length: 11:14 Level: Beginner Video Notes Math Operators plus(+) and minus(-) Addition and subtraction (Math) asterisk(*) and forward slash (/) Multiplication and division (Math) Modulus Operator (%) … Continue reading →

About this video A quick and simple introduction to PHP variables and outputting variables in PHP. Length: 5 Minutes Level: Beginner Video Notes Introdution to Variables Constructs that store a value “$” symbol indicates a variable First characters can be … Continue reading →

About the Video This video covers PHP tags, string syntax, and basic output. Length:  Minutes Level: Beginner Video Notes How does the server know its PHP? Default file extension .php PHP tags “<?php” to open and “?>” to close Run a … Continue reading →