PHP Programmer Certification

In the course PHP Programmer Certification the topics for the PHP 7 Programmers exam are discussed on the basis of test questions.

Exam Training

The course is an exam-oriented training and programming assignments are not part of the course program.

Demo Scripts

Participants can however experiment with demo scripts where certain aspects of the exam are discussed.
Extra attention is paid to topics that are commonly experienced as difficult.

Exam Topics

The exam topics on the program are: PHP Basics, Object Oriented Programming, new features in PHP 7, stream I/O and network programming, using functions and arrays, working with strings and regular expressions, accessing databases and SQL, accessing XML data and Web services, security and finally the use of Design Patterns.

Audience PHP Programmer Certification Course

The course PHP Programmer Certification is intended for experienced PHP developers that want to prepare themselves for the PHP 7 Programmers exam.

Prerequisites Course PHP Programmer Certification

Knowledge and experience with Web development and PHP programming and Advanced PHP Programming is required to participate in this course.

Realization Training PHP Programmer Certification

The course has a hands-on nature. The theory is interspersed with practical exercises. Several mock exams with exam test questions are discussed. The course material is in English.

Certification PHP

Participants receive an official certificate PHP Programmer Certification after successful completion of the course.

Modules

Exam Topic: PHP Basics

• Arithmetic and Bitwise Operators
• Assignment Operators
• Comparison Operators
• String and Array Operators
• Logical Operators
• Variables
• Condition Control Structures
• Loop Control Structures
• Special Constructs
• Constants
• Namespaces
• Extensions
• Configuration and Performance

Exam Topic: Date Formats and Types

• XML Basics
• XML Extension
• Character Encodings
• SimpleXML
• SimpleXML Methods
• DOM
• SOAP and REST
• SOAP Constants
• REST Principles
• REST Context Switching
• JSON
• JSON Constants
• DateTime Methods

Exam Topic: PHP 7 Features

• Scalar Type Declarations
• Coercive and Strict Mode
• Return Type Declarations
• Null Coalescing Operator
• Spaceship Operator
• Constant Arrays
• Anonymous Classes
• Closure::call()
• Filtered unserialize()
• Expectations
• Integer Division
• Use Statement
• Error Handling

Exam Topic: Strings

• Strings
• Comparing Strings
• String Functions
• Formatting Output
• Regular Expressions
• RegEx Syntax
• Encoding

Exam Topic: Arrays

• Arrays
• Array Operations
• Looping Arrays
• Array Methods
• Sorting Arrays
• Other Array Functions
• ArrayObject Class

Exam Topic: Input and Output

• Files
• File System Functions
• File Operations
• Streams
• File Wrappers
• Stream Contexts
• Reading and Writing

Exam Topic: Object Orientation

• Classes and Objects
• Inheritance
• Abstract Classes and Interfaces
• Exceptions
• Properties and Methods
• Static Modifier
• Autoloading and Reflection
• Type Hinting
• Late Static Binding
• Magic Methods
• SPL
• Generators and Traits

Exam Topic: Databases

• Databases
• SQL Statements
• Queries
• SQL Functions
• Joins
• Prepared Statements
• Transactions
• PDO
• PDO Connections
• PDO Queries
• PDO Statements
• Parameter Passing

Exam Topic: Security

• Configuration
• Built-in Safeguards
• PHP as Apache Module
• Session Security
• Cross-Site Scripting
• Cross-Site Request Forgeries
• SQL Injection
• Remote Code Injection
• Dynamic Data Attacks
• Input Filtering and Escaping Output
• Password Hashing API
• SSL

Exam Topic: Functions

• Function Definition
• Declaring Functions
• Function Arguments
• Variable Scope
• Variable Functions
• Anonymous Functions
• Closures
• Type Declarations

Exam Topic: Web Features

• Sessions
• Forms
• Encoding and Decoding
• FILE Uploads
• Cookies
• Cookie Handling
• HTTP Headers and Codes
• HTTP Authentication

Exam Topic: Error Handling

• Error Levels
• Error Display
• Error Configuration
• Error Logging
• User Defined Errors
• Exception Handling
• Exception Hierarchy
• Error Class