Hey coders! This is your reference repository for all project-based PHP tutorials on CodeShack.io. We think learning best happens by making things. You won't only find some code snippets here; you'll have detailed, step-by-step tutorials on making real-world, full-stack apps from scratch.
This collection is organized into logical categories to help you find exactly what you need.
| Category | Key Concepts Covered | Number of Tutorials |
|---|---|---|
| 👤 User Authentication & Security | Secure Login/Registration, Social Logins (Google/Facebook), Laravel Auth | 5 |
| 🛒 E-commerce & Payment Processing | Shopping Carts, Invoicing, PayPal & Stripe Gateway Integration | 3 |
| 💬 Content & Community Engagement | Comment/Review Systems, Polls, Newsletters, RSS Feeds, Live Chat | 6 |
| 🚀 Advanced Applications & Systems | Ticketing Systems, Event Calendars, File Management, Photo Galleries | 4 |
| 📝 Forms & Data Submission | Contact Forms, Hotel Reservations, Multi-Step Surveys, File Uploads | 4 |
| 🗃️ Core PHP & Database Fundamentals | CRUD Operations, PDO, Pagination, Table Sorting, Custom DB Classes | 4 |
| 🛠️ PHP Utilities & Snippets | Custom Template Engines, Email Sending (SMTP), Reusable Code Snippets | 3 |
Build robust and secure systems to manage user access. These tutorials form a logical pathway, from basic registration to integrating third-party social logins.
- Secure Login System with PHP and MySQL
- A step-by-step guide to creating a robust login system that validates user credentials against a database and manages user sessions securely.
- Secure Registration System with PHP and MySQL
- Learn to build a secure user registration form from scratch, complete with server-side validation and password hashing to protect user data.
- Login and Registration System in Laravel
- Leverage the power of the Laravel framework to build a modern, secure, and feature-rich login and registration system quickly.
- Implement Google Login with PHP
- Integrate Google's OAuth 2.0 to allow users to sign in securely with their Google accounts, simplifying the registration and login process.
- Implement Facebook Login with PHP
- A practical guide to implementing Facebook Login on your website using PHP and cURL, giving users another convenient way to access your application.
Everything you need to build a functional online store, from managing a shopping cart to processing payments with the world's most popular gateways.
- Shopping Cart System with PHP and MySQL
- Develop a complete shopping cart that lets users browse products, add items to their cart, update quantities, and proceed to checkout.
- How to Integrate PayPal with PHP and MySQL
- A guide to integrating the classic PayPal payment gateway, handling payment notifications (IPN), and storing transaction data securely in a MySQL database.
- Build an Invoice System with Stripe, PHP, and MySQL
- Create a professional invoicing system using the modern Stripe API for payment processing, generating invoices, and managing customer payments.
Transform a static website into a dynamic, interactive platform with features that encourage user participation and content sharing.
- Live Support Chat with AJAX, PHP, and MySQL
- Develop an interactive live support chat application using AJAX for real-time message sending and receiving without page reloads.
- Commenting System with PHP, MySQL, and AJAX
- Create a dynamic commenting system that allows users to submit content and share opinions, with all data managed via PHP and stored in a MySQL database.
- Review & Rating System with PHP, MySQL, and AJAX
- Build a system that allows users to share opinions and experiences related to products or services, using AJAX to fetch and display reviews seamlessly.
- Poll & Voting System with PHP and MySQL
- Develop a secure poll and voting system to engage your audience, gather opinions, and display results dynamically.
- Newsletter System with PHP and MySQL
- Build a complete newsletter system from scratch, including subscription widgets, mailing list management, and an interface for sending out email campaigns.
- RSS News Feed with PHP and MySQL
- Learn how to create and populate a standard RSS feed with content from your MySQL database, making your articles easily syndicatable.
Move beyond the basics and build complex, feature-rich systems that solve real-world business problems.
- Ticketing System with PHP and MySQL
- Develop a complete customer service ticketing system that allows users to create, view, and manage support requests.
- File Management System with PHP
- Build an elegant file management system that allows users to create, rename, delete, and download files through a modern web interface.
- Image Gallery System with PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript
- Create a beautiful online photo gallery from scratch, using PHP and MySQL for image storage and JavaScript for an interactive pop-up viewing experience.
- Event Calendar with PHP
- Integrate a dynamic event calendar into your projects, capable of automatically populating days and displaying custom events stored in your database.
Master the art of collecting user data through well-designed forms, from simple contact pages to complex, multi-step interfaces.
- How to Create a Contact Page with PHP
- Learn to create a professional contact page with HTML form design, CSS styling, and secure PHP processing for handling submissions.
- File Upload with Progress Bar using JavaScript and PHP
- Enhance user experience by creating a multiple file upload interface that displays a real-time progress bar using JavaScript (AJAX) and a PHP backend.
- Multi-Step Survey Form with JavaScript and PHP
- Design and develop an interactive multi-step survey form that allows users to navigate between pages without reloading, using PHP, JavaScript, and CSS3.
- Hotel Reservation Form with PHP
- Create an elegant hotel reservation form with robust PHP validation to process booking requests and send them to a specified email address.
Master the essential building blocks of modern PHP applications, from fundamental database operations to best practices for handling large data sets.
- CRUD Application with PHP, PDO, and MySQL
- A complete guide to building a Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) application from scratch using PHP's modern PDO extension for secure database interactions.
- How to Create Pagination with PHP and MySQL
- Implement pagination to efficiently navigate large data sets, displaying a specific number of records per page from a database.
- How to Sort Table Columns with PHP and MySQL
- Add interactive sorting to your HTML tables, allowing users to toggle between ascending and descending order for any column by querying the database.
- Super Fast PHP & MySQL Database Class
- Explore a lightweight and secure database class that utilizes the MySQLi extension and prepared statements to prevent SQL injection attacks.
A collection of powerful classes, scripts, and code snippets to accelerate your development workflow and solve common problems.
- Send Emails using PHP with Gmail SMTP
- Explore various methods to reliably send emails from your application using Gmail's SMTP server, covering both PHPMailer and PHP's native mail() function.
- Lightweight Template Engine in PHP
- Implement a light, flexible, and secure template engine class that separates your application logic from your presentation by compiling templates into optimized PHP code.
- 21 Useful PHP Code Snippets
- A comprehensive list of useful, ready-to-use PHP code snippets that can be implemented into your projects with minimal effort to solve common tasks.
This repository is a living document for the PHP community. If you have a suggestion for a new tutorial, find an error or an outdated practice in an existing one, or want to propose a better way to categorize this content, please feel free to open an issue. We welcome all contributions that help make this resource better.
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