November 28, 2022 in Learn
PHP vs. JavaScript: Comparisons and Applications
PHP and JavaScript are two very popular programming languages and there are many web apps that use them both at the same time. The main difference is that, while PHP is only for back-end development, JavaScript is used for front-…
July 27, 2022 in Learn
Should I Learn PHP?
According to Stack Overflow 2022 survey, over 42% of developers love PHP. The number has gone up from 22% since the previous year. If you’re beginning your learning journey in coding, you may be wondering if PHP is worth learning….
March 31, 2020 in Learn
Introducing: PHP with Laravel Techdegree
Hi 👋🏼, my name is Jonathan Barrios, and I’m a full-stack web developer and an instructor here at Treehouse. I’m excited to announce the first of four Laravel courses being released over the next several months as part of the…
March 24, 2020 in Learn
What is PHP?
Some programming languages have been around a while—PHP is one of them. It’s been around since 1994! But, just because PHP has been around the block doesn’t mean it’s not useful today. In fact, PHP has made a comeback in…
December 4, 2017 in Learn
6 Must-Have Tools in a PHP Developer’s Toolkit
PHP is a popular back-end programming language that allows you to quickly and effortlessly create simple, dynamic websites. It’s so popular, in fact, that around 80% of all websites now use it! Once you’ve decided to learn PHP and join the awesome community…
January 27, 2016 in Learn
New PHP 7 Features to Be Excited About
I’m very happy to introduce you to the first MAJORÂ release of PHP in over a decade. The PHP community is VERY excited to welcome this latest release. But that doesn’t mean PHP has been stagnant all this time. On the…
June 1, 2015 in Learn
Beginner’s Guide to PHP for WordPress – Part 1 of 3
WordPress allows us to do so much in terms of building websites without knowing any code. With themes and plugins and a powerful admin area there is a lot we can do without typing any HTML, CSS, JS or PHP….
November 6, 2014 in Learn
Dependency Management In PHP Using Composer
Managing your dependencies manually in any programming language is a huge pain. This is why in most programming languages today you will find that they all have some implementation of a dependency management system or sometimes a package manger. Composer is the dependency…
November 12, 2013 in Learn
Beginner’s Guide to Ajax Development with PHP
The common use of Ajax in web development has created a dynamic yet fluid Internet. Designers often build mockups which incorporate Ajax-based elements such as lazy loaders, tabbed widgets, and other similar page elements. In this tutorial I want to…
October 7, 2013 in Learn
Introducing Using PHP with MySQL
We’re really excited to announce our latest Treehouse project, Using PHP with MySQL. We hope you enjoy it! In this project, we’ll extend the Shirts 4 Mike project that we developed in Build a Simple PHP Application and Enhancing a…
February 28, 2013 in Learn
Creating Vanity URLs in PHP and MySQL: Query String Variables
Vanity URLs can be extremely useful, especially in offline marketing materials. I covered two techniques for creating vanity URLs in PHP in earlier posts: using a subfolder with a header redirect and using rewrite rules in Apache. After publishing those two posts, someone…
February 11, 2013 in Learn
Creating Vanity URLs in PHP: Rewrite Rules
Vanity URLs can be extremely useful, especially in offline marketing materials. I covered how to create a subfolder with a header redirect in my last post; that’s the easiest way to get a vanity URL up and running on a…