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Hey coders! This is your reference repository for all project-based PHP tutorials on CodeShack.io. We think learning best happens by making things. You won't only find some code snippets here; you'll have detailed, step-by-step tutorials on making real-world, full-stack apps from scratch.

This collection is organized into logical categories to help you find exactly what you need.

Build robust and secure systems to manage user access. These tutorials form a logical pathway, from basic registration to integrating third-party social logins.

• Secure Login System with PHP and MySQL
  • A step-by-step guide to creating a robust login system that validates user credentials against a database and manages user sessions securely.
• Secure Registration System with PHP and MySQL
  • Learn to build a secure user registration form from scratch, complete with server-side validation and password hashing to protect user data.
• Login and Registration System in Laravel
  • Leverage the power of the Laravel framework to build a modern, secure, and feature-rich login and registration system quickly.
• Implement Google Login with PHP
  • Integrate Google's OAuth 2.0 to allow users to sign in securely with their Google accounts, simplifying the registration and login process.
• Implement Facebook Login with PHP
  • A practical guide to implementing Facebook Login on your website using PHP and cURL, giving users another convenient way to access your application.

Everything you need to build a functional online store, from managing a shopping cart to processing payments with the world's most popular gateways.

• Shopping Cart System with PHP and MySQL
  • Develop a complete shopping cart that lets users browse products, add items to their cart, update quantities, and proceed to checkout.
• How to Integrate PayPal with PHP and MySQL
  • A guide to integrating the classic PayPal payment gateway, handling payment notifications (IPN), and storing transaction data securely in a MySQL database.
• Build an Invoice System with Stripe, PHP, and MySQL
  • Create a professional invoicing system using the modern Stripe API for payment processing, generating invoices, and managing customer payments.

Transform a static website into a dynamic, interactive platform with features that encourage user participation and content sharing.

• Live Support Chat with AJAX, PHP, and MySQL
  • Develop an interactive live support chat application using AJAX for real-time message sending and receiving without page reloads.
• Commenting System with PHP, MySQL, and AJAX
  • Create a dynamic commenting system that allows users to submit content and share opinions, with all data managed via PHP and stored in a MySQL database.
• Review & Rating System with PHP, MySQL, and AJAX
  • Build a system that allows users to share opinions and experiences related to products or services, using AJAX to fetch and display reviews seamlessly.
• Poll & Voting System with PHP and MySQL
  • Develop a secure poll and voting system to engage your audience, gather opinions, and display results dynamically.
• Newsletter System with PHP and MySQL
  • Build a complete newsletter system from scratch, including subscription widgets, mailing list management, and an interface for sending out email campaigns.
• RSS News Feed with PHP and MySQL
  • Learn how to create and populate a standard RSS feed with content from your MySQL database, making your articles easily syndicatable.

Move beyond the basics and build complex, feature-rich systems that solve real-world business problems.

• Ticketing System with PHP and MySQL
  • Develop a complete customer service ticketing system that allows users to create, view, and manage support requests.
• File Management System with PHP
  • Build an elegant file management system that allows users to create, rename, delete, and download files through a modern web interface.
• Image Gallery System with PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript
  • Create a beautiful online photo gallery from scratch, using PHP and MySQL for image storage and JavaScript for an interactive pop-up viewing experience.
• Event Calendar with PHP
  • Integrate a dynamic event calendar into your projects, capable of automatically populating days and displaying custom events stored in your database.

Master the art of collecting user data through well-designed forms, from simple contact pages to complex, multi-step interfaces.

• How to Create a Contact Page with PHP
  • Learn to create a professional contact page with HTML form design, CSS styling, and secure PHP processing for handling submissions.
• File Upload with Progress Bar using JavaScript and PHP
  • Enhance user experience by creating a multiple file upload interface that displays a real-time progress bar using JavaScript (AJAX) and a PHP backend.
• Multi-Step Survey Form with JavaScript and PHP
  • Design and develop an interactive multi-step survey form that allows users to navigate between pages without reloading, using PHP, JavaScript, and CSS3.
• Hotel Reservation Form with PHP
  • Create an elegant hotel reservation form with robust PHP validation to process booking requests and send them to a specified email address.

Master the essential building blocks of modern PHP applications, from fundamental database operations to best practices for handling large data sets.

• CRUD Application with PHP, PDO, and MySQL
  • A complete guide to building a Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) application from scratch using PHP's modern PDO extension for secure database interactions.
• How to Create Pagination with PHP and MySQL
  • Implement pagination to efficiently navigate large data sets, displaying a specific number of records per page from a database.
• How to Sort Table Columns with PHP and MySQL
  • Add interactive sorting to your HTML tables, allowing users to toggle between ascending and descending order for any column by querying the database.
• Super Fast PHP & MySQL Database Class
  • Explore a lightweight and secure database class that utilizes the MySQLi extension and prepared statements to prevent SQL injection attacks.

A collection of powerful classes, scripts, and code snippets to accelerate your development workflow and solve common problems.

• Send Emails using PHP with Gmail SMTP
  • Explore various methods to reliably send emails from your application using Gmail's SMTP server, covering both PHPMailer and PHP's native mail() function.
• Lightweight Template Engine in PHP
  • Implement a light, flexible, and secure template engine class that separates your application logic from your presentation by compiling templates into optimized PHP code.
• 21 Useful PHP Code Snippets
  • A comprehensive list of useful, ready-to-use PHP code snippets that can be implemented into your projects with minimal effort to solve common tasks.

This repository is a living document for the PHP community. If you have a suggestion for a new tutorial, find an error or an outdated practice in an existing one, or want to propose a better way to categorize this content, please feel free toopen an issue. We welcome all contributions that help make this resource better.

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