Welcome to my PHP course, designed to provide a learning experience for developers at any level. The course is divided into two main sections. The first section, “Getting Started with PHP: A Free Online Course,” is ideal for beginners, offering a solid foundation in PHP basics. As you advance, the “PHP Troubleshooting” section provides practical […]

This PHP troubleshooting page is organized into individual articles, each dedicated to the topics of PHP Troubleshooting.

This online course is organized into individual articles, each dedicated to the topics of Getting Started with PHP.

PHP error reporting is crucial for debugging and troubleshooting PHP code. The developer can enable PHP error reporting by adjusting settings in the PHP configuration file (php.ini) or via PHP code directly. Display errors on the screen Change display_errors to On to display errors on the screen. Set the level of errors The directive error_reporting […]

PHP scripts are written in plain text files. The file name for a PHP script typically ends with the “.php” extension. This convention helps web servers recognize files that contain PHP code and ensure that they are processed appropriately by the PHP interpreter. For example, you might have files named “index.php”, “script.php”, or “contact.php”, depending […]

A PHP script is a set of instructions written in the PHP programming language. These instructions are executed by a PHP interpreter, typically on a web server, to generate dynamic web content. PHP scripts are often embedded within HTML markup, allowing developers to create dynamic web pages that respond to user interactions or data changes. […]

The configuration of PHP is typically done in the php.ini file. The php.ini file is a crucial configuration file for PHP. It contains various settings that govern how PHP behaves on your server. These settings can control everything from resource limits to security features and performance optimizations. Enabling short open tags in PHP allows developers […]

Xdebug is an extension for PHP, and provides a range of features to improve the PHP development experience. Xdebug is a powerful debugging and profiling tool for PHP. It provides features like stack traces, function traces, profiling information, and code coverage analysis. With Xdebug, developers can debug their PHP code more efficiently by allowing them to […]

Installing PHP on a Linux system is usually straightforward, but sometimes users may encounter issues that can hinder the completion of the installation process. Before we start, please ensure that you’ve followed the instructions outlined in this article. Permissions issue Change permissions for the document root (var/www/html). sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html Enable short open tags […]

PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely used open-source server-side scripting language primarily designed for web development. PHP code can be embedded directly into HTML pages, allowing developers to create dynamic web pages with ease. PHP code is enclosed within <?php ?> or <? ?> tags, making it easy to distinguish from HTML. PHP runs on […]