Learn modern PHP essentials to build dynamic web applications without relying on frameworks.

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PHP for the Web is a terrific introduction on how to use modern PHP effectively. While there is a lot of material out there about building applications with PHP, most of them focus on using a framework like Laravel or Symfony. By working with pure PHP, you will be able to focus on the core ideas instead of how a particular framework implements them.

In this course, you will learn how to use multiple web technologies like POST requests, forms, sessions, and redirects to build a CRUD application with an authentication system.

By the end, you will have all the ingredients at your disposal to go out and build stunning, dynamic PHP web applications.

PHP for the Web: Learn PHP without a Framework

## Creating flash messages
Most web applications use the session mainly for storing information about the logged-in user as well as information about what their access rights are.
We will talk about how that works in [Authentication](https://www.educative.io/courses/php-web-learn-php-without-framework/authenticating-users).
For now, let's take a look at another popular use case for session data: flash messages.
These messages are shown to the user when they perform a certain activity or task on your website.
For instance, after submitting the contact form, the website shows a green banner saying, "Thanks for your message, we'll be in touch soon".
In our case, we could tell the user, "Thanks for telling us your name!"
We could do that right after we have put their name in the `$_SESSION` array:

# Creating flash messages
Most web applications use the session mainly for storing information about the logged-in user as well as information about what their access rights are.
We will talk about how that works in [Authentication](https://www.educative.io/courses/php-web-learn-php-without-framework/authenticating-users).
For now, let's take a look at another popular use case for session data: flash messages.
These messages are shown to the user when they perform a certain activity or task on your website.
For instance, after submitting the contact form, the website shows a green banner saying, "Thanks for your message, we'll be in touch soon".
In our case, we could tell the user, "Thanks for telling us your name!"
We could do that right after we have put their name in the `$_SESSION` array:

# Creating flash messages
Most web applications use the session mainly for storing information about the logged-in user as well as information about what their access rights are.
We will talk about how that works in [Authentication](https://www.educative.io/courses/php-web-learn-php-without-framework/authenticating-users).
For now, let's take a look at another popular use case for session data: flash messages.
These messages are shown to the user when they perform a certain activity or task on your website.
For instance, after submitting the contact form, the website shows a green banner saying, "Thanks for your message, we'll be in touch soon".
In our case, we could tell the user, "Thanks for telling us your name!"
We could do that right after we have put their name in the `＄_SESSION` array:

Let's see what flash messages are and how they can be implemented.

Getting Started

Serving Resources

Serving PHP Scripts

Forms

Cookies

Sessions

Authentication

PHP Project Structure

CRUD Part 1: Create

CRUD Part 2: The Rest

File Uploads

Error Handling

Automated Testing

Conclusion

Flash Messages

Creating flash messages