10-Hours PHP for Kids (9+ yrs)

Day 1: Introduction to PHP

• What is PHP?
• Setting up a development environment (XAMPP, WAMP, MAMP, etc.)
• Writing your first PHP script
• Basic syntax and structure of PHP
• Variables and data types

Day 2: Control Structures

• Conditional statements (if, else, elseif)
• Switch statements
• Loops (for, while, do-while)
• Using control structures in PHP programs

Day 3: Functions

• What are functions?
• Defining and calling functions
• Passing arguments to functions
• Returning values from functions
• Variable scope

Day 4: Arrays

• Understanding arrays in PHP
• Indexed arrays
• Associative arrays
• Multi-dimensional arrays
• Array functions (e.g., array_push, array_pop, array_merge)

Day 5: String Manipulation

• Concatenation
• String functions (strlen, strtoupper, strtolower, substr)
• Searching and replacing within strings
• Formatting strings

Day 6: Working with Forms

• Handling form submissions
• Using superglobal arrays ($_GET, $_POST)
• Form validation
• Sanitizing user input
• Uploading files

Day 7: Working with Databases (MySQL)

• Introduction to databases and MySQL
• Connecting to a MySQL database
• Executing SQL queries
• Retrieving data from a database
• Inserting, updating, and deleting data

Day 8: Error Handling and Debugging

• Understanding common PHP errors and warnings
• Using try-catch blocks for exception handling
• Debugging techniques (print statements, var_dump, error logs)
• Best practices for error handling

Day 9: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

• Introduction to OOP concepts
• Classes and objects
• Properties and methods
• Constructors and destructors
• Inheritance and polymorphism

Day 10: Web Development Basics

• Introduction to web development with PHP
• Creating dynamic web pages
• Session management
• Cookies
• Basic security practices

This syllabus covers the fundamentals of PHP programming and web development over a period of 10 days. Depending on the pace of the course and the level of expertise of the learners, additional topics or deeper dives into certain areas may be included.