Beginning PHP

PHP is the preferred server-side scripting language for tech giants such as Facebook, Wikipedia, and Tumblr despite full-stack JavaScript gaining popularity with upcoming developers. This is because PHP performs better when dealing with heavy computations on the back end. In this course, you'll learn everything you need to get up and running with the latest version of PHP, including package management with tools such as composer, secure database operations, and a whole host of other best practices that will help you stay a step ahead of traditional programmers.

About the Authors

David Carr, for the past 10 years, has been developing applications for the web, using mostly PHP. He does this for a living and loves what he does as every day there is something new and exciting to learn.

David often attends multiple PHP conferences and attends local meetups to learn and teach others.

He spends a lot of time learning new techniques and actively helping other people learn web development through a variety of help groups. He also writes web development tutorials for his website and blog about advancements in web design and development. You can read more about him here: https://daveismyname.blog/.

Markus Gray is a full-stack web developer/designer with 11 years' experience, based in Philadelphia.

He has diverse and deep interests in most trending technologies. He spends most of his time helping public and private companies, and has also worked with the federal government in the department of education. Currently, he is the CEO of Syncware Technologies, Inc. He is extremely passionate about teaching, and hopes to spend more and more time helping young developers in the community become proficient at software development.

Kristian Secor has been in the industry for quite a while. He has pursued M.S. Ed.D focusing on web development. He has been into developing for about 20 years and has been teaching for about 16 years at the University level for the frontend, backend, and mobile application courses.

Currently, he is working as the Program Head for Web Development Department at San Diego Mesa College. He is also an instructor for both user experience and frontend development at U.C. San Diego Extension.