Duration 5 days – 35 hrs
Overview
This 5-day hands-on training is designed to deepen participants’ knowledge of PHP by focusing on two of the most popular modern frameworks Laravel and CodeIgniter. Participants will learn how to build scalable, secure, and maintainable web applications using advanced features and best practices in both frameworks. The course combines theory with extensive hands-on practice, including a capstone project.
Objectives
- Understand advanced PHP concepts for modern web development
- Build secure, modular, and reusable code with Laravel and CodeIgniter
- Utilize Laravel’s Artisan, Eloquent ORM, and Blade templating engine effectively
- Work with CodeIgniter’s lightweight architecture and HMVC structure
- Integrate RESTful APIs and manage routing and middleware
- Implement authentication, authorization, and validation
- Optimize application performance and follow MVC best practices
- Deploy real-world applications using both frameworks
Audience
- PHP developers with basic experience
- Full-stack developers looking to specialize in Laravel or CodeIgniter
- Technical team members maintaining or upgrading PHP applications
- Web application developers transitioning from legacy PHP to modern frameworks
Prerequisites
- Proficient in PHP (intermediate level)
- Familiarity with OOP in PHP
- Basic knowledge of MVC concepts
- Understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and MySQL
Course Content
Day 1: Advanced PHP Essentials & MVC Refresher
- Review of OOP in PHP
- Namespaces, Traits, and Dependency Injection
- PHP 8+ features (attributes, JIT, union types, etc.)
- MVC architecture and design patterns
- Composer and PSR standards
Day 2: Laravel Fundamentals and Advanced Features
- Laravel installation and environment setup
- Routing, Middleware, and Controllers
- Blade templating engine
- Laravel’s Eloquent ORM (Advanced)
- Form requests and validation
- Authentication and Authorization (Gates and Policies)
Day 3: Laravel APIs, Events, and Testing
- RESTful API creation and API Resources
- Laravel Sanctum / Passport for API Authentication
- File Storage & File Uploads
- Events, Listeners, and Queues
- PHPUnit Testing and Feature Tests
- Artisan commands and Task Scheduling
Day 4: CodeIgniter Deep Dive
- CodeIgniter 4 setup and configuration
- Advanced Routing and Controllers
- Models, Migrations, and Query Builder
- HMVC architecture in CodeIgniter
- Building REST APIs in CodeIgniter
- Authentication library integration (Shield/Auth)
Day 5: Project Work, Deployment, and Best Practices
- Capstone Project: Build a mini-app in Laravel or CodeIgniter
- Code reviews and final walkthroughs
- Deployment strategies (shared hosting, VPS, Docker)
- Security best practices
- Performance tuning and caching
- Final Q&A and wrap-up
