PHP Developer roadmap

This is PHP Developer Roadmap. Following this path will guarantee to become a good PHP Developer. The repository is created when working on the following YouTube video PHP Developer roadmap - How to Become a PHP Developer in 2021.

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Table of Contents

1. How Internet & Websites works
2. Browser/Server request flow, HTTP Protocol, Status codes
3. Basics of HTML/CSS
4. Basics of Javascript
5. Introduction to Databases
6. Version Control System (Git & Github)
7. Getting Familiar with PHP: Syntax, functions, dates, JSON, File System, CURL, etc...
8. Understanding Composer
9. PHP beginner projects
10. Object Oriented PHP
11. Build Projects
12. Build custom MVC Framework
13. What is API
14. Learn Existing Framework
15. Learn JavaScript
16. Basics of JavaScript Frameworks
17. Build Projects with existing frameworks
18. Get Familiar with Terminal
19. Editors/IDEs
20. Docker
21. Design Patterns

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How Internet & Websites works

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
How does the INTERNET work?	9m	https://youtu.be/x3c1ih2NJEg
How The Web Works - The Big Picture	12m	https://youtu.be/hJHvdBlSxug
How does the internet work? (Full Course)	1h 42m	https://youtu.be/zN8YNNHcaZc

Browser/Server request flow, HTTP Protocol, Status codes

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
HTTP Crash Course & Exploration	38m	https://youtu.be/iYM2zFP3Zn0
MDN HTTP Tutorial		https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP
Wikipedia Status Codes		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HTTP_status_codes

Basics of HTML/CSS

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
HTML Tutorial for Beginners	1h	https://youtu.be/qz0aGYrrlhU
HTML Crash Course For Absolute Beginners	1h	https://youtu.be/UB1O30fR-EE
HTML Full Course - Build a Website Tutorial	2h	https://youtu.be/pQN-pnXPaVg
CSS Crash Course For Absolute Beginners	1h 25m	https://youtu.be/yfoY53QXEnI
CSS Tutorial - Zero to Hero (Complete Course)	6h 18m	https://youtu.be/1Rs2ND1ryYc

Basics of JavaScript

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
Javascript Crash Course for beginners	1h 40m	https://youtu.be/hdI2bqOjy3c
Learn JavaScript - Full Course for Beginners	3h 26m	https://youtu.be/PkZNo7MFNFg

Introduction to Databases

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
MySQL Tutorial for Beginners [Full Course]	3h 10m	https://youtu.be/7S_tz1z_5bA
SQL Tutorial - Full Database Course for Beginners	4h 20m	https://youtu.be/HXV3zeQKqGY
PHP MySql Tutorial	article	https://www.mysqltutorial.org/php-mysql/
PHP MySql Tutorial	article	https://www.w3schools.com/php/php_mysql_intro.asp

Version Control System (Git & Github)

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
Git & Github Tutorial for Absolute Beginners	46m	https://youtu.be/iCKAWxfVWUY
Git & GitHub Crash Course For Beginners	32m	https://youtu.be/SWYqp7iY_Tc

Getting Familiar with PHP: Syntax, functions, dates, JSON, File System, CURL, etc...

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
PHP Tutorial for Absolute Beginners - PHP Course 2021	5h 5m	https://youtu.be/yXzWfZ4N4xU
Learn PHP The Right Way - Full PHP Tutorial For Beginners & Advanced	9h 14m	https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr3d3QYzkw2xabQRUpcZ_IBk9W50M9pe-

Understanding Composer

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
Introduction to Composer - How to use Composer For Beginners	10m 39s	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6wm15OWyqg

PHP beginner projects

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
Simple CRUD application with PHP and JSON	1h 35m	https://youtu.be/DWHZSkn5paQ
Todo app with PHP	30m	https://youtu.be/NxeNqHdJFxs
PHP Watch files and directories recursively	8m	https://youtu.be/5f4PjQJI-Fc
Bulk image resize with PHP	8m	https://youtu.be/Z99lYtn3quk
PHP registration form & validation	30m	https://youtu.be/V5sJ76T3mWg

Object Oriented PHP

Channel	Resource Name	Resource
Programming with Mosh	Object-oriented Programming in 7 minutes	https://youtu.be/pTB0EiLXUC8
TheCodeholic	Object Oriented PHP For beginners	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmDHHhxfe1w&list=PLLQuc_7jk__VDhXWi544iK-SgljlGGlrX
Dani Krossing	Object Oriented PHP Tutorials	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Anz0ArcQ5kI&list=PL0eyrZgxdwhypQiZnYXM7z7-OTkcMgGPh
The Net Ninja	Object Oriented PHP Tutorial	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuWxwLk8StM&list=PL4cUxeGkcC9hNpT-yVAYxNWOmxjxL51Hy

Build Projects

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
Build PHP Form Widget using OOP Abstraction	19m	https://youtu.be/sBP6HKRW0sM
Build Shopping Cart with OOP	37m	https://youtu.be/1Ip7_hdSqzY
Create MySql Notes App	33m	https://youtu.be/DOsuFRnBqLU
How To Create A Login System In PHP For Beginners	1h 57m	https://youtu.be/gCo6JqGMi30

Build custom MVC Framework

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
Build PHP MVC Framework	6h	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKy-N0q3WRo&list=PLLQuc_7jk__Uk_QnJMPndbdKECcTEwTA1
Create your own PHP Framework	N/A	https://symfony.com/doc/current/create_framework/index.html

What is API

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
What is an API?	0h 3m	https://youtu.be/s7wmiS2mSXY
APIs for Beginners - How to use an API (Full Course / Tutorial)	2h 19m	https://youtu.be/GZvSYJDk-us
Build PHP REST API From Scratch	1h 16m	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEWXbpUMODk&list=PLillGF-RfqbZ3_Xr8do7Q2R752xYrDRAo

Learn Existing Framework

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
Laravel PHP Framework Tutorial - Full Course for Beginners	4h 25m	https://youtu.be/ImtZ5yENzgE
Laravel PHP Framework Tutorial - Full Course (2020)	6h 29m	https://youtu.be/BXiHvgrJfkg
Laravel 9 From Scratch - Traversy Media (2022)	4h 18m	https://youtu.be/MYyJ4PuL4pY
Yii2 PHP Framework - Full Course (Build a YouTube Clone)	7h 04m	https://youtu.be/whuIf33v2Ug
Symfony PHP Framework Tutorial - Full Course	3h 28m	https://youtu.be/Bo0guUbL5uo
Yii2 Framework course playlist		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD5Y-lQNrPs&list=PLLQuc_7jk__V3jQ0Xr4Rho2lSDztspOt9

Learn Javascript

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
Object Oriented JavaScript	1h 02m	https://youtu.be/PFmuCDHHpwk
JavaScript DOM Course	2h 0m	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ik6X4DJKCc&list=PLillGF-RfqbYE6Ik_EuXA2iZFcE082B3s
Asynchronouse JavaScript	0h 42m	https://youtu.be/_8gHHBlbziw

Basics of JavaScript Frameworks

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
Angular Crash Course	2h 02m	https://youtu.be/3dHNOWTI7H8
React Crash Course	1h 48m	https://youtu.be/w7ejDZ8SWv8
Vue Crash Course	1h 50m	https://youtu.be/qZXt1Aom3Cs
Vue3 Crash Course	2h 57m	https://youtu.be/ZqgiuPt5QZo
Svelte Crash Course	1h 21m	https://youtu.be/3TVy6GdtNuQ

Build Projects with existing frameworks

Yii2 Framework

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
Yii2 E-commerce website - Full Working Process	16h 30m	https://youtu.be/eQdDBhQpU9o
Build a REST API using Yii2 PHP Framework	1h 25m	https://youtu.be/XyHHMvRt6Cw
Vue.js & Yii2 REST API notes app	2h 30m	https://youtu.be/7vrctmDQYW4

Laravel

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
Laravel E-Commerce	16h 30m	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5PWIuDTgxg&list=PLEhEHUEU3x5oPTli631ZX9cxl6cU_sDaR
Laravel Movie App	1h 25m	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OKbmMqsREc&list=PLEhEHUEU3x5pYTjZze3fhYMB4Nl_WOHI4
a lot of great videos from Laraveller	collection	https://www.youtube.com/c/Laraveller/videos

Get Familiar with Terminal

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
Beginner's Guide To The Linux Terminal	42m	https://youtu.be/s3ii48qYBxA

Editors/IDEs

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
Visual Studio Code Tutorial for Beginners	33m	https://youtu.be/VqCgcpAypFQ
Visual Studio Code Crash Course	1h 32m	https://youtu.be/WPqXP_kLzpo
VS Code SuperHero course		https://vscodehero.com/
Top 12 VScode Extensions for PHP	17m	https://youtu.be/v9dWFbiir9Q
Introduction to PHPStorm	6m	https://youtu.be/pP9jw3fgrCU
PHPStorm vs VSCode for PHP Development	2h 15m	https://youtu.be/O9nIE-40uKk
Be Awesome in PHPStorm (Laracasts)	1h 30m	https://laracasts.com/series/how-to-be-awesome-in-phpstorm

Docker

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
Docker Tutorial for Beginners	2h 46m	https://youtu.be/3c-iBn73dDE
Docker Tutorial for Beginners - A Full DevOps Course on How to Run Applications in Containers	2h 10m	https://youtu.be/fqMOX6JJhGo
How to Create PHP Development Environments with Docker Compose	31m	https://youtu.be/l0jb-N5H52A

Design Patterns

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
Design Patterns in Plain English	1h 20m	https://youtu.be/NU_1StN5Tkk
5 Design Patterns Every Engineer Should Know	12m	https://youtu.be/FLmBqI3IKMAo
Design Patterns in PHP	N/A	https://designpatternsphp.readthedocs.io/en/latest/README.html
SOLID principles	N/A	https://www.cleancode.studio/series/solid-principles
The No-Framework Tutorial	N/A	https://github.com/PatrickLouys/no-framework-tutorial

Best Practices

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
PHP the Right Way	N/A	https://phptherightway.com/
Building Secure PHP Software	N/A	https://paragonie.com/blog/2017/12/2018-guide-building-secure-php-software
PHP Best Practices	N/A	https://phpbestpractices.org/

TDD

Resource Name	Duration	Resource
Test-Driven Laravel	1h 20m	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdApmmK71WM&t=2006s