PHP and MySQL Backend Development Curriculum at Mr. Bit Academy

Week 1: Introduction and Basics

Day 1: Introduction to Web Development and PHP

• Overview of web development.
• Installing and setting up a PHP development environment.
• Basic syntax and structure of PHP.

Day 2: Control Structures in PHP

• Conditional statements (if, else, switch).
• Looping structures (for, while, foreach).

Day 3: PHP Functions

• Defining and calling functions.
• Variable scope and function parameters.
• Built-in PHP functions.

Day 4: Working with Arrays

• Creating and manipulating arrays.
• Multidimensional arrays.
• Array functions.

Day 5: Introduction to MySQL

• Understanding databases and SQL.
• Setting up a MySQL database.
• Basic SQL queries (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE).

Week 2: Database Integration and Advanced PHP

Day 6: Connecting PHP to MySQL

• MySQLi and PDO extensions.
• Executing SQL queries from PHP.
• Error handling in database operations.

Day 7: CRUD Operations

• Creating a simple CRUD application.
• Handling form submissions and validations.
• Displaying data from the database.

Day 8: Advanced SQL Queries

• Joins and relationships.
• Aggregate functions (COUNT, SUM, AVG).
• Subqueries and nested queries.

Day 9: PHP Sessions and Cookies

• Managing sessions.
• Setting and retrieving cookies.
• Session security best practices.

Day 10: User Authentication

• Creating a user registration system.
• Implementing login and logout functionality.
• Password hashing and security.

Week 3: MVC Architecture and Security

Day 11: Introduction to MVC

• Understanding the MVC pattern.
• Setting up a basic MVC structure in PHP.
• Routing and controllers.

Day 12: Models and Views

• Creating and managing models.
• Working with views and templates.
• Data binding in views.

Day 13: Form Handling and Validation

• Creating and processing forms.
• Client-side and server-side validation.
• Handling file uploads.

Day 14: Security Best Practices

• Preventing SQL Injection.
• Protecting against XSS (Cross-Site Scripting).
• Implementing CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protection.

Day 15: Performance Optimization

• Caching strategies.
• Database indexing.
• Code optimization techniques.

Week 4: Advanced Topics and Final Project

Day 16: Working with APIs

• Consuming third-party APIs.
• Creating RESTful APIs with PHP.
• JSON and XML handling.

Day 17: Error Handling and Debugging

• PHP error handling and logging.
• Debugging techniques and tools.
• Exception handling.

Day 18: Deployment and Version Control

• Setting up a production environment.
• Using Git for version control.
• Deploying applications to a web server.

Day 19: Practical Project Work

• Applying learned concepts in a real-world project.
• Developing a complete web application from scratch.
• Peer review and code refactoring.

Day 20: Project Presentation and Review

• Finalizing the project.
• Presenting the project to peers and instructors.
• Feedback and evaluation.