Complete PHP and MySQL Blog Application Tutorial - From Scratch to Deployment

Overview

Build a complete blog application from scratch using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL in this comprehensive 12-hour tutorial. Learn modern frontend design principles and backend development using PHP's procedural programming. Master full CRUD functionality as you create a responsive website with features like user registration, login, access control, and post management. Follow along step-by-step to construct the frontend interface, set up the database, implement user authentication, and develop admin functionalities for managing categories, posts, and users. By the end, gain the skills to create a fully-functional blog platform with search capabilities and responsive design.

Syllabus

Intro Project Demo & What you'll learn
File/Project Folder Structure
Nav HTML
CSS Variables & General styles
Nav CSS
Featured Post
General Post CSS
Featured Post CSS
Posts
Category Buttons
Footer
Media Queries Responsive Design
Nav Dropdown
Blog Page HTML & CSS
Single Post Page HTML & CSS
Category Posts HTML & CSS
About, Services, Contact Page HTML & CSS
Sign Up Page HTML
General Form CSS
Sign in Page
Add Category Page
Add Post Page
Add User Page
Edit Category, Edit Post & Edit User Pages
Manage Categories Page
Dashboard CSS
Manage Users Page
Manage Posts Page
XAMPP Installation
Minor Frontend Changes
Creating Blog Folder & Installing Extensions
Project Folder/Files Structure & Configurations
Creating Database & DB user & Connecting DB to project
Creating Users Table
User Signup/Registration
User Login and Access Control
Creating/Adding Users Author/Admin
Displaying/Fetching Users on Manage Users Page
Updating/Editing Users
Deleting User
Creating Categories Table
Creating/Adding Categories
Displaying/Fetching Categories on Manage Categories Page
Updating/Editing Categories
Deleting Categories
Creating Posts Table
Creating/Adding Posts
Displaying/Fetching Posts on Manage Posts Page
Updating/Editing Posts
Deleting Posts
Fetching Single Post, Fetching Posts by Category, Fetching Posts on Blog Page
Searching Post