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PHP Mastery: Build Web Apps

Go from your first line of PHP to secure, database-driven web apps with Laravel - routing, MVC, Eloquent ORM, authentication and RESTful APIs - and the security habits that keep them safe.

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9 assignments and hands-on Laravel demos

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01 About the course

From PHP basics to production-style Laravel apps.

Three modules: PHP and Laravel fundamentals, building web apps with Laravel, and integrating PHP with Laravel for secure APIs.

3
Modules
PHP to REST APIs
26
Video lessons
Concepts and coding demos
9
Assignments
Practice and graded quizzes
12h
Total learning time
Self-paced, flexible deadlines

PHP Mastery: Build Web Apps takes you from PHP fundamentals to complete, database-driven web applications. Laravel runs through the whole course, so you learn the language and the framework most PHP teams build with side by side.

By the end, you can build MVC applications with routing, controllers, Eloquent ORM and Blade, secure them with middleware, authentication, CSRF protection and input validation, and expose RESTful APIs - across 26 video lessons, 6 readings and 9 assignments.

It's the final course of Board Infinity's Full-Stack Web Development: PHP, HTML, CSS & JavaScript specialization on Coursera, for back-end, full-stack and freelance developers and engineers switching careers.

Inside the course
01Introduction to PHP≈ 4h 02Building web applications using PHP & Laravel≈ 4h 03Integrating PHP with Laravel≈ 4h
02 Who it's for

Built for people who build for the web.

If you write server-side code or want to, the course was written with you in mind.

Back end

Back-end developers

Add PHP and Laravel to your server-side toolkit.

Full-stack

Full-stack developers

Pair your front-end skills with a production-ready PHP back end.

Freelance

Freelance developers

Build the database-driven client sites and apps PHP is known for.

Career change

Career switchers

Start from PHP basics and finish with a working Laravel skill set.

03 What you'll learn

Four outcomes. Real PHP web apps.

Each module adds a layer, from the language itself to a secure API.

Module 1

Write modern PHP

PHP's history and role on the web, basic and advanced syntax, loops and functions.

Module 1

Set up Laravel

Install Laravel, configure a development environment and find your way around a project.

Module 2

Build MVC apps

Routing, controllers and views, database migrations, Eloquent ORM and Blade templates.

Modules 2-3

Secure apps and build APIs

Middleware and authentication, CSRF and session security, input validation and RESTful API controllers.

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A dedicated coach from your target domain: someone who has done the job, hired for it, and knows exactly what it takes.

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Review your code

Feedback on your PHP and Laravel code from someone who ships it.

Structure your app

Routes, controllers and models organized the way real teams do it.

Harden your security

Authentication, CSRF and validation applied to your own project.

Aim it at a role

Which PHP and back-end roles this opens, and what to learn next.

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04 Syllabus

Three modules, from PHP syntax to secure APIs.

About 12 hours end to end - Coursera estimates 1 week at 10 hours a week, fully self-paced. Every module lists its learning objectives, its content, and what you'll walk out with.

26 videos 6 readings 9 assignments ≈ 12 hours Download full syllabus
Learning objectives - by the end of this module you can:
  • Explain PHP's history and its role in web development
  • Write PHP using basic and advanced syntax, loops and functions
  • Install Laravel and set up a development environment
  • Navigate the structure of a Laravel project
What's inside
8 videos40 min
2 readings60 min
3 assignments + discussion & 2 plugins130 min
Topics covered
PHP history & importance Basic syntax Advanced syntax Loops & functions PHP in web development Introduction to Laravel Laravel environment setup Laravel code structure
You'll leave with: a working grasp of PHP and a Laravel development environment ready to build on.
Learning objectives - by the end of this module you can:
  • Define routes and build controllers and views in the MVC pattern
  • Manage your schema with migrations and query data with Eloquent ORM
  • Protect routes with middleware and add user authentication
  • Build reusable layouts with the Blade templating system
What's inside
9 videos72 min
2 readings60 min
3 assignments90 min
Topics covered
Routing Controllers Views Database migrations Eloquent ORM Middleware Authentication Blade templating
You'll leave with: the ability to build a database-driven Laravel app with routes, models, views and logged-in users.
Learning objectives - by the end of this module you can:
  • Bring external PHP libraries into a Laravel project
  • Protect apps with CSRF protection and secure sessions
  • Validate user input before it reaches your application
  • Build RESTful APIs with API controllers, functions and validation
What's inside
9 videos46 min
2 readings60 min
3 assignments + discussion & plugin115 min
Topics covered
PHP libraries in Laravel CSRF protection Session security Input validation RESTful APIs API controllers Controller functions API validation
You'll leave with: a secure Laravel app that exposes a validated RESTful API other applications can call.
05 Tools & skills

Master the stack that powers PHP web apps.

The four toolkits you work through, and the skills you leave with.

Module 1

PHP

Syntax, loops and functions in the language behind much of the web.

Modules 1-3

Laravel

The framework used throughout, from setup to routing, middleware and APIs.

Module 2

Eloquent, migrations & Blade

Database migrations, the Eloquent ORM and Blade templates for views.

Module 3

Security & REST APIs

CSRF protection, session security, validation and RESTful API controllers.

Skills you leave with

Twelve concrete capabilities, grouped the way the work actually splits - PHP foundations, Laravel apps, and security and APIs.

PHP foundations

The language and the framework setup.

  • PHP syntax
  • Loops & functions
  • PHP's role on the web
  • Laravel setup & structure

Laravel apps

Building database-driven web applications.

  • Routing & controllers
  • MVC with views & Blade
  • Migrations & Eloquent ORM
  • Middleware & authentication

Security & APIs

Keeping apps safe and connectable.

  • CSRF & session security
  • Input validation
  • RESTful API design
  • API controllers & validation
Certificate

Proof you can link to.

Finish the graded work and Board Infinity issues a certificate through Coursera - with a public verification link and a one-click path onto your LinkedIn profile.

Issued on completion of the graded quizzes. Completes the Full-Stack Web Development specialization when you've finished all three courses.

On your profile in one click

Add it to your LinkedIn profile, resume or CV, where recruiters actually look.

Anyone can verify it

Its own verification link, so a hiring manager confirms it in seconds.

Earned, not attended

Awarded on graded quizzes in all three modules - it certifies what you know.

Two names on it

Board Infinity as the provider, Coursera as the platform.

06 Career impact

A huge share of the web runs on PHP. Teams need people who can build with it.

These are the roles that build on exactly this skill set.

Where these skills are in demand

PHP Developer

Building and maintaining PHP applications - the role this course maps to most directly.

Laravel Developer

Shipping features with routing, Eloquent, Blade and Laravel's security tools.

Back-End Developer

Owning the server side: data models, business logic and authentication.

Full-Stack Developer

Connecting a PHP back end to the front-end skills from earlier in the specialization.

API Developer

Designing RESTful endpoints with controllers and validation.

Freelance Web Developer

Delivering database-driven client sites and apps on a widely hosted stack.

Web Application Developer

Building secure, maintainable web applications end to end.

Software Engineer

Applying MVC, ORM and security practice across the systems you build.

The honest comparison

What you're actually paying for

Every topic in this course exists free somewhere on the internet. Nobody is pretending otherwise. What a course adds is the order you learn it in, the practice that makes it stick, and something to show at the end.

What you get
This course
DIY with free content
A sequenced learning pathPHP → Laravel apps → secure APIs
3 modules that build on each other
Scattered tutorials, no sequence
Practice with feedbackLearning that sticks
9 practice and graded quizzes
Copy, paste, forget
Theory with demosFrom concepts to working code
Laravel demos from setup to API
Snippets that skip the setup
Expert-built contentIndustry knowledge and practice
Board Infinity's industry experts
Comment-section guesswork
Proof for recruitersVerifiable, on LinkedIn
Certificate with verification link
Nothing to show
07 The bigger path

More from the Full-Stack Web Development specialization.

This course stands on its own - but it's also the final step of a three-course path. Enrolling automatically enrolls you in the specialization.

Course 1

Web Development Mastery: HTML, CSS & JavaScript Fundamentals

Responsive front ends with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Bootstrap and React components.

≈ 17 hours
View course
Course 2

Backend Development: Node.js, Express, MongoDB & REST APIs

Server-side apps with Node.js and Express, MongoDB, and secure REST APIs with JWT.

≈ 13 hours
View course
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08 FAQ

Common questions

Everything learners ask before enrolling, answered plainly.

About the course

You'll learn to build web applications with PHP and Laravel. Module one covers PHP's history, syntax, loops and functions, and setting up Laravel. Module two covers routing, controllers, views, database migrations, the Eloquent ORM, middleware, authentication and Blade templates. Module three covers using PHP libraries in Laravel, CSRF and session security, input validation, and building RESTful APIs with API controllers.

No. Coursera lists this as a beginner-level course, and the first module starts from PHP's basic syntax. Some familiarity with HTML and general programming concepts will help - the earlier courses in the specialization cover front-end and back-end fundamentals.

The current enrollment options and price for your region are shown on the Coursera course page. The course is included with a Coursera Plus subscription, and Coursera's financial aid is available for eligible learners. Enrollment also includes the whole Full-Stack Web Development specialization track.

About 12 hours of total learning across 3 modules of roughly 4 hours each, with 26 video lessons, 6 readings and 9 assignments. Coursera estimates 1 week at 10 hours a week. It's fully self-paced - deadlines flex around your schedule.

Each module has two practice quizzes and a one-hour graded quiz - 9 assignments in all. Readings go further into PHP fundamentals, Laravel basics and advanced concepts, and API development, and two discussion prompts let you compare notes with other learners.

Yes - this page is Board Infinity's own overview of our course. Enrollment, payment, video lessons, grading and the certificate all happen on Coursera, where the course is hosted. Think of this page as the detailed tour before you head there.

Career & certificate

Yes. Completing the graded quizzes earns you a shareable certificate from Board Infinity, issued through Coursera with its own verification link. You can add it to your LinkedIn profile, resume or CV, and the same completed work counts toward the full specialization certificate.

Yes - Laravel runs through all three modules. You set it up in module one, build MVC applications with it in module two, and use it for security and RESTful APIs in module three.

It supports PHP developer, Laravel developer, back-end and full-stack developer, API developer and freelance web developer roles, and gives software engineers a practical grasp of MVC, ORM and web security.

Two ways. The certificate goes in your LinkedIn Licenses & Certifications section via Coursera's one-click add. Just as valuable is naming what you know: a line like “Built Laravel web apps - routing, Eloquent ORM, Blade, authentication, CSRF protection and RESTful APIs” gives interviewers something concrete to ask about.

This is the final course of the specialization. If you haven't taken them, the first two courses are Web Development Mastery: HTML, CSS & JavaScript Fundamentals (~17 hours) and Backend Development: Node.js, Express, MongoDB & REST APIs (~13 hours). Completing all three earns the specialization certificate.

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Build web apps that ship on PHP.

Three modules. Twelve hours. PHP, Laravel, security and REST APIs - and a certificate to show for it.

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