30-Day PHP Study Roadmap

Welcome to the 30-day PHP learning journey! This roadmap is designed to help you gradually master PHP programming concepts. Each day covers specific topics, tasks, and hands-on exercises to reinforce your learning.

Week 1: PHP Basics

• Day 1: Introduction to PHP and Setting Up Environment
• Day 2: Basic Syntax and Hello World Program
• Day 3: Variables and Data Types
• Day 4: Operators and Expressions
• Day 5: Control Structures: if-else, switch
• Day 6: Control Structures: Loops (while, for, foreach)
• Day 7: Project: Simple PHP Web Page

Week 2: Functions and Arrays

• Day 8: Functions and Parameter Passing
• Day 9: Return Values and Function Scope
• Day 10: Arrays and Array Functions
• Day 11: Associative Arrays and Multidimensional Arrays
• Day 12: String Manipulation
• Day 13: Project: Building a Contact Management System
• Day 14: Review and Practice

Week 3: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

• Day 15: Introduction to OOP in PHP
• Day 16: Classes and Objects
• Day 17: Inheritance and Polymorphism
• Day 18: Encapsulation and Abstraction
• Day 19: Interfaces and Traits
• Day 20: Project: Building a Simple Blog System
• Day 21: Review and Reinforce OOP Concepts

Week 4: Web Development with PHP

• Day 22: Introduction to Web Development with PHP
• Day 23: Form Handling and Super Globals
• Day 24: Sessions and Cookies
• Day 25: File Upload and Handling
• Day 26: MySQL Database Interaction
• Day 27: Project: Building a User Authentication System
• Day 28: Review and Optimization Techniques

This roadmap is a starting point. Feel free to adapt it based on your learning pace and preferences. Explore official documentation, tutorials, and community resources to enhance your understanding of PHP. Happy coding!