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EP 5 - Conditionals and Booleans

kostaNovak — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 13:18:28 +0000

So interesting lesson where we touch again on string interpolation and introduce booleans and conditionals.

I solved task myself first by including conditional logic inside h1 like this:

<body>

<?php
$name = "Dark Matter";

$read = true;
?>

<h1>

<?php
if ($read){
echo "You have read $name";
}else {
echo "You have NOT read $name";
}
?>
</h1>
</body>

Jeffrey did it afterwards in more effective way I think with separating conditional logic and putting it inside first php tag before h1 and also by introducing $message variable like this :

<body>
<?php

$name = "Dark Matter";
$read = false;

if ($read){
$message = "You have read $name";
}else {
$message = "You have NOT read $name";
}
?>

<h1>
<?php
echo $message;
?>
</h1>
</body>

So basically we are only echoing out our variable inside h1 tag and keeping conditional logic in separate php tag. More elegant solution I guess.

EP 4: Variables

kostaNovak — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 22:36:45 +0000

We learned about string concatenation in php.

It's done with . inbetween 2 strings.
Also we learned how to define variable
$example = "John";
Also, how to use that variable in a string that we concatenate:

echo "Hello $example";
would print out Hello John in this example.

EP 3: Your first php tag

kostaNovak — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 22:22:39 +0000

So in the start we learn some basic commands in terminal like:

mkdir - creating folder
cd - changing directory

Now for the important stuff, to run a php server we need to get in project directory where our index file is, and run this in terminal:

php -S localhost:8888

(8888 could be any other port number)

This makes our website run on our local server.
Also basic php tag is explained <?php ?> Everything inside it is considered php code.
That should be about it.

EP 2: Tools of the Trade

kostaNovak — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 22:47:55 +0000

In this episode we are showed all tools necessary to start this tutorial.

First IDE is mentioned, after that how to install php and mysql.
Also terminal is mentioned, it will also be occasionally used.
Next is UI for database, TablePlus is recommended but i think I'll stick with DBeaver for Linux.
That should be all for this episode, short and sweet!

Taking notes

kostaNovak — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:07:37 +0000

I decided to start taking notes for each lesson I watch on laracasts.com website, starting from PHP for beginners tutorial...That's why I'm making this blog in a first place.

I'll make notes after each lesson I watch, not during it, supposedly it should help with learning retention.
I took this advice from Kevin Powells newsletter, it does make some sense.

Also another benefit is I think it should make my online learning more fun in a way.