We will Discuss a short introduction with PHP topics as below.

PHP basics class usually covers foundational concepts that help students understand how to build dynamic web pages using PHP. Here's a structured list of typical topics covered in a beginner PHP course:
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📌 Module 1: Introduction to PHP

What is PHP?

History and purpose of PHP

Server-side vs client-side scripting

PHP file extension: .php

Setting up a local development environment:

XAMPP, WAMP, MAMP, or LAMP

Installing PHP, Apache, MySQL
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📌 Module 2: PHP Syntax and Basics

Writing your first PHP script:

PHP tags (, )

Comments (single-line //, multi-line /* */)

Case sensitivity in PHP

Basic output with echo and print

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📌 Module 3: Variables and Data Types

Declaring variables ($variableName)

Data types:

String

Integer

Float (Double)

Boolean

Array

Object

NULL
Type juggling and casting

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📌 Module 4: Operators

Arithmetic operators: +, -, *, /, %

Assignment operators: =, +=, -=, etc.

Comparison operators: ==, ===, !=, >, <, etc.

Logical operators: &&, ||, !

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📌 Module 5: Control Structures

if, else, elseif

switch statements

Looping:

while

do...while

for

foreach
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📌 Module 6: Functions

Defining and calling functions

Function parameters and return values

Built-in PHP functions (e.g., strlen(), date())

Variable scope (global vs local)

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📌 Module 7: Arrays

Indexed arrays

Associative arrays

Multidimensional arrays

Array functions: count(), array_push(), array_merge(), etc.

Looping through arrays with foreach

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📌 Module 8: Forms and User Input

Creating HTML forms

$_GET and $_POST superglobals

Form validation basics

Preventing XSS with htmlspecialchars()

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📌 Module 9: Working with Files

Reading from a file: fopen(), fread(), fgets()

Writing to a file: fwrite()

File handling functions: file_exists(), unlink()

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📌 Module 10: Introduction to PHP and MySQL

Connecting to a MySQL database using mysqli or PDO

Basic queries: SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE

Displaying data from a database

Closing the database connection

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📌 Module 11: Sessions and Cookies

Introduction to sessions

Using $_SESSION

Setting and retrieving cookies with setcookie() and $_COOKIE

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📌 Module 12: Basic Security Concepts

Validating and sanitizing user input

SQL injection and how to prevent it

Basic password hashing with password_hash(), password_verify()

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📌 Final Project Idea (later)

Build a simple CRUD app (Create, Read, Update, Delete)

Contact form with validation

Login system with session