PHP for dummies

PHP for dummies

Beginner
Level
Yes
Certificate

What's included

Weekend Mentorship

Live cohort sessions with senior practitioners, every weekend.

Real-World Projects

Build a portfolio with hands-on industry case studies.

Community Access

Join a cohort of peers and the wider Firstlincoln alumni network.

Internship Pathway

Transition from learning into real industry experience through our internship program.

Weekend Mentorship Sessions

More than recorded videos — this is a live cohort.

Our Weekend Mentorship Sessions are live, instructor-led cohorts that run every weekend. Instead of watching pre-recorded lessons in isolation, you join a small group, work through real-world case studies, ask questions in real time, and get direct feedback from senior practitioners actively working in industry.

  • Live Q&A with senior practitioners every weekend
  • Real case-study breakdowns, not just slides
  • Cohort accountability and peer feedback
  • Career guidance, mock interviews and portfolio reviews
Sessions run Virtual or Physical — pick your format when you enrol.

What you'll learn

  • Build and deploy REST APIs with PHP CodeIgniter 4
  • Create secure authentication and role-based access systems
  • Design and manage database-driven web applications
  • Implement CRUD operations with clean architecture
  • Deploy and maintain scalable backend systems

Prerequisites

  • Zeal to learn
  • A working laptop

Curriculum

6 modules • 18 lessons

  1. Introduction to Web Development

    3 lessons
    • What is backend development
    • Overview of client-server architecture
    • Setting up your development environment
    • Variables, data types, and operators
    • Functions and arrays in PHP
    • Working with forms and handling requests
    • Installing CodeIgniter 4
    • Understanding MVC architecture
    • Routing and controllers
    • Creating RESTful APIs
    • Handling JSON responses
    • Testing APIs with Postman
    • User login and registration system
    • Password hashing and validation
    • Protecting routes with filters
    • Building a complete backend system
    • Database integration and optimization
    • Deploying your application
Internship Pathway

From classroom to a real industry role.

Top performers progress into our Internship Pathway — a structured placement programme of 3, 6 or 12 months. Internships are either sponsorship-backed or guardian-supported, depending on the arrangement that suits the learner.

3 months 6 months 12 months
Learn how the internship pathway works →

Your instructor

Emmanuel

Emmanuel

Web Developer

Emmanuel is a web developer and PHP CodeIgniter 4 instructor with experience building web applications, APIs, and scalable back end systems

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