Level 1: PHP Foundations & Modern Basics

Focus on mastering the language and web fundamentals that are often overlooked.

Session 1: Modern PHP & Environment

Set up PHP 8.x+ and Composer.
Linux basics and Docker for PHP (Laravel Sail or Devilbox).
Git Flow: branching, merging, and team collaboration.

Session 2: The Language Core

Typed PHP: type hinting, union types, and enums.
OOP deep dive: interfaces, abstract classes, and traits.
Anonymous functions and arrow functions.

Session 3: Databases & SQL (The Relational King)

PostgreSQL or MySQL: database design, indexing, and ACID.
PDO: understanding how database connections work without an ORM—essential for understanding SQL injection and security.
Normalization vs denormalization.

Session 4: Web Fundamentals & MVC

HTTP request/response cycle in PHP.
MVC (Model-View-Controller) in plain PHP.
Session management and cookies (native).

Level 2: Professional Laravel Development

Focus on the Laravel ecosystem for building production-ready applications.

Session 5: The Laravel Powerhouse

Routing, controllers, and middleware.
Eloquent ORM: relationships, eager loading vs lazy loading, observers, and scopes.
Migrations and seeders (database version control).

Session 6: Modern Frontend for PHP

Blade templating and components.
Livewire 3 and Alpine.js: reactive UI without moving to React/Vue—great for fast delivery.

Session 7: Advanced API & Security

Laravel Sanctum and Passport for auth (JWT).
API Resources for response transformation.
Security: CSRF, XSS, and Laravel security best practices.

Session 8: Testing & Quality Assurance

Automated testing with Pest or PHPUnit.
Feature testing for APIs.
Static analysis with PHPStan or Laravel Pint.

Level 3: Architecture & High-Scale Engineering

Differentiators for senior/lead—performance and infrastructure.

Session 9: Performance & Caching

Redis for caching, sessions, and rate limiting.
Eloquent query optimization and database transactions.
Task scheduling in Laravel.

Session 10: Queue & Event-Driven Architecture

Laravel Queues: background processing (Redis driver).
Events and listeners: keep business logic separate and avoid bloated code.
Handling webhooks safely.

Session 11: DevOps & Cloud Deployment

Dockerizing Laravel (multi-stage builds).
GitHub Actions: CI/CD for tests and deploy to VPS/cloud.
Server management: CloudPanel, Coolify, or similar.

Session 12: AI & Future Tech

OpenAI / Anthropic SDK integration in Laravel.
Vector databases for AI-powered search features.
Observability: logging with Sentry or Flare.

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