PHP, Laravel & MySQL Roadmap
🏆 Complete Foundational Concepts
💻 Master Operating Systems
🔗 Git Guru
📊 MySQL Pro
🌐 Laravel Developer
1. Foundational Concepts
Aim: Understand the core concepts of web development, including networking, HTTP, and web servers.
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Lecture 1: Introduction to Networking (2 hours)
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Lecture 2: How Browsers Work (2 hours)
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Lecture 3: Understanding HTTP Methods (1.5 hours)
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Lecture 4: Domain Names and DNS (1.5 hours)
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Lecture 5: Hosting Services Overview (1.5 hours)
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Lecture 6: Web Servers and How They Work (2 hours)
Total Time: 7 hours
2. Operating Systems and Networking
Aim: Learn the fundamental concepts of operating systems, memory management, and command-line skills.
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Lecture 7: Introduction to Operating Systems (2 hours)
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Lecture 8: Memory and Process Management (2 hours)
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Lecture 9: Command Line and Terminal Basics (1.5 hours)
Total Time: 5.5 hours
3. Version Control (Git & GitHub) (10-20 hours)
Aim: Master version control using Git and GitHub, including collaboration workflows, project setup, and managing code versions efficiently.
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Lecture 10: Getting Started with Git – 2 hours
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Lecture 11: Git Collaboration and Workflows – 2 hours
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Lecture 12: Setting Up GitHub for Your Projects – 1.5 hours
Total Time: 5.5 hours
4. Databases (MySQL Focus)
Aim: Gain a deep understanding of MySQL databases, from setup and basic SQL queries to advanced concepts like database design, optimization, and scalability.
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Lecture 13: Introduction to MySQL – 2 hours
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Lecture 14: Setting Up a MySQL Database – 1.5 hours
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Lecture 15: SQL Basics (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE) – 2 hours
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Lecture 16: Understanding Data Types in MySQL – 1.5 hours
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Lecture 17: JOINs and Relational Data – 2 hours
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Lecture 18: Database Design and Normalization (1NF, 2NF, 3NF) – 2 hours
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Lecture 19: Advanced SQL Queries (GROUP BY, HAVING) – 2 hours
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Lecture 20: Subqueries and Nested Queries – 1.5 hours
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Lecture 21: Transactions and ACID Properties – 1.5 hours
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Lecture 22: Indexing and Optimizing Queries – 2 hours
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Lecture 23: Database Replication and Sharding – 2 hours
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Lecture 24: Scaling MySQL for High Traffic – 1.5 hours
Total Time: 21 hours
5. Languages & Frameworks (PHP & Laravel Focus)
Aim: Learn PHP and Laravel, covering essential language syntax, object-oriented programming, and framework concepts to build full-stack web applications.
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Lecture 25: Introduction to PHP and Syntax – 2 hours
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Lecture 26: Variables and Data Types in PHP – 1.5 hours
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Lecture 27: Conditional Statements and Loops – 1.5 hours
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Lecture 28: Functions in PHP – 2 hours
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Lecture 29: Arrays and Array Functions – 2 hours
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Lecture 30 (1#OOP): Introduction to OOP in PHP – 2 hours
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Lecture 31(2#OOP): Advanced OOP Concepts – 2 hours
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Lecture 32(3#OOP): Encapsulation and Access Modifiers – 1.5 hours
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Lecture 33(4#OOP): Constructors and Destructors – 1.5 hours
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Lecture 34(5#OOP): Static Methods and Properties – 1.5 hours
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Lecture 35(6#OOP): Namespaces and Autoloading – 1.5 hours
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Lecture 36(7#OOP): Exception Handling in OOP – 2 hours
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Lecture 37(8#OOP): Design Patterns – 2 hours
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Lecture 38(9#OOP): Real-world OOP in PHP – 2 hours
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Lecture 39(10#OOP): Review and Advanced Topics – 2 hours
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Lecture 40(1#Laravel): Introduction to Laravel Framework – 2 hours
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Lecture 41(2#Laravel): MVC Architecture in Laravel – 2 hours
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Lecture 42(3#Laravel): Routing – 1.5 hours
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Lecture 43(4#Laravel): Controllers – 1.5 hours
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Lecture 44(5#Laravel): Blade Templating – 2 hours
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Lecture 45(6#Laravel): Working with Forms – 1.5 hours
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Lecture 46(7#Laravel): Database and Migrations – 2 hours
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Lecture 47(8#Laravel): Eloquent ORM – 1.5 hours
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Lecture 48(9#Laravel): Eloquent Queries – 2 hours
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Lecture 49(10#Laravel): Authentication Basics – 2 hours
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Lecture 50(11#Laravel): Middleware – 2 hours
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Lecture 51(12#Laravel): API Development (Basic) – 2 hours
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Lecture 52(13#Laravel): API Development (Basic) – 2 hours
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Lecture 53(14#Laravel): API Authentication – 2 hours
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Lecture 54(15#Laravel): File Uploads – 2 hours
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Lecture 55(16#Laravel): Notifications and Emails – 2 hours
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Lecture 56(17#Laravel): Task Scheduling – 2 hours
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Lecture 57(18#Laravel): Testing – 2 hours
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Lecture 58(19#Laravel): Caching – 2 hours
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Lecture 59(20#Laravel): Deployment – 2 hours
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Lecture 60(21#Laravel): Advanced Laravel Features – 2 hours
Total Time: 36 hours
6. Authentication & Security
Aim: Focus on authentication methods in Laravel and understand web security best practices to secure web applications and APIs.
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Lecture 61: Laravel Authentication (Part 1: Basics) – 1.5 hours
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Lecture 62: Laravel Authentication (Part 2: APIs and Tokens) – 2 hours
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Lecture 63: Web Security Best Practices – 2 hours
Total Time: 5.5 hours
7. API Development
Aim: Learn the fundamentals of API development, including REST concepts, building APIs in PHP and Laravel, authentication, securing APIs, and testing them.
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Lecture 64: Introduction to APIs – 2 hours
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Lecture 65: REST API Concepts and HTTP Methods – 2 hours
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Lecture 66: Building APIs in PHP – 2 hours
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Lecture 67: Building APIs in Laravel – 2 hours
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Lecture 68: API Authentication (OAuth, JWT) – 1.5 hours
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Lecture 69: Handling API Requests and Responses – 1.5 hours
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Lecture 70: API Rate Limiting and Versioning – 1.5 hours
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Lecture 71: Securing APIs – 2 hours
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Lecture 72: Testing and Documenting APIs – 2 hours
Total Time: 18 hours
8. System Design
Aim: Understand the key principles of system design, including load balancing, caching, scalability, microservices, and distributed systems for building scalable and reliable architectures.
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Lecture 73: Introduction to System Design – 2 hours
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Lecture 74: Load Balancing – 2 hours
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Lecture 75: Caching Strategies – 2 hours
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Lecture 76: Database Sharding – 2 hours
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Lecture 77: Consistency and Availability in Distributed Systems – 2 hours
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Lecture 78: Microservices Architecture – 2 hours
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Lecture 79: Designing for Scalability – 2 hours
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Lecture 80: Message Queues and Asynchronous Communication – 2 hours
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Lecture 81: Monitoring and Observability – 2 hours
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Lecture 82: Case Studies in System Design – 2 hours
Total Time: 20 hours