Roadmap 1: PHP from zero 2 hero

In life, to achieve the destination we set, each of us will certainly need a plan and need to divide that plan into specific steps and complete it. Programming is the same, questions need to be asked such as. Why did I choose this language, this framework, what are its development opportunities? How will it help me in my work… Once we have chosen the language we want, we need to create a specific Roadmap and divide it into milestones. Dividing it into milestones helps us have a specific view, completing them easier and faster. That is why I wrote this article, hoping to help you in finding your own Roadmap.

1. Basic Frontend

• Html
• Css
• https://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp
• Some Framework javascrript like VueJs, ReactJs.... (I recommend Reactjs

2. Git

• https://www.w3schools.com/git/

3. Linux

• https://linuxjourney.com/

3. Databases

• MySQL ( recommended for php developers)
• Postgresql
• MongoDB…

4. PHP
Basic PHP syntax

Variables and Constants in PHP

PHP Sessions and Cookies

PHP Traits

PHP Exceptions

PHP Interfaces

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References:

https://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp

https://www.php.net/

5. OOP (Object-Oriented Programming)
Objects and Classes

Constructor and Destructor

Access Modifiers

Static Members

Encapsulation

Inheritance

Polymorphism

Abstraction

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References:

https://www.w3schools.com/php/php_oop_what_is.asp

https://viblo.asia/p/lap-trinh-huong-doi-tuong-oop-trong-php-phan-1-gGJ59gyaZX2

6. PHP Framework

Laravel (recommended)

Symfony

CakePHP

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Choose one PHP framework to master thoroughly.

7. Laravel

Migration

Seeder, Factory, Faker

Model:

Mass Assignment (fillable)

Relationships (1–1, 1-n, n-n)

Accessors & Mutators

Eager Loading ( N+1 problem)

Scopes (global, local)

Routing:

Route & Resource Controller

Middleware

REST & RESTful

Controller:

Validation

Form Request

Authentication

Eloquent ORM & Query Builder

CSRF Protection

Advanced Topics:

Laravel Transactions, Helpers, Localization (i18n), Repository, Caching

Authorization: Gates & Policies

Blade Templating Engine

Bower, Laravel Mix

Service Providers & Service Containers

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References:

https://laravel.com/

https://viblo.asia/s/laravel-the-beauty-Wj53Om3p56m

8. Composer

Composer commands

composer install vs composer update

composer.json and composer.lock

Composer Autoload

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References:

https://viblo.asia/p/tim-hieu-ve-composer-jlA7GKWGKZQ2

9. API

REST vs RESTful API

Laravel Sanctum (token-based authentication)

JWT (JSON Web Tokens)

Swagger

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References:

https://viblo.asia/p/jwt-tu-co-ban-den-chi-tiet-LzD5dXwe5jY

10. HTTP
References:

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Overview

https://viblo.asia/p/tim-hieu-ve-http-hypertext-transfer-protocol-bJzKmgewl9N

11. Testing

Unit Testing

Xdebug (runtime fix bugs)

View logging (dont know where to place break point, just checking logs :)))

TDD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdApmmK71WM&t=2006s

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12. Security

CSRF Protection

XSS (Cross-site scripting)

SQL Injection

13. Performance

Caching

Indexing Techniques

Memcached

Redis

HTTP Caching

Elasticsearch

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14. Dependency Injection

Reference:

https://codelearn.io/sharing/hieu-ro-ve-dependency-injection

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15. SOLID Principles

Reference:

https://topdev.vn/blog/solid-la-gi/

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16. OAuth2

Reference:

https://viblo.asia/p/introduction-to-oauth2-3OEqGjDpR9bL

17. Design Patterns

Builder Pattern

Factory Pattern

Repository Pattern

See more PHP Design Patterns here

18. DevOps

Docker

Deploying projects to servers (You can check out my series here)

CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment)

AWS (EC2, SQS, SES, SNS, S3, etc.)

Kubernetes

Firebase

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Reference:

Docker: Chưa Biết Gì Đến Biết Dùng (Phần 1: Lịch Sử) - Viblo

Resource:

GitHub - thecodeholic/php-developer-roadmap: This is PHP Developer Roadmap

PHP-backend Roadmap

https://laraveldaily.com/roadmap-learning-path (laravel main)