• Role of backend development in web applications
• Overview of backend tools and technologies
• Understanding client-server architecture
• Web servers (Apache, Nginx) for PHP
• Basics of HTTP and request-response cycle
• Introduction to PHP
• Syntax and Data Types
• Control Structures and Loops
• Functions and Arrays
• Form Handling
• File Operations
• PHP Sessions and Cookies
• Object-Oriented PHP
• Introduction to MySQL
• Understanding Relational Databases
• SQL Basics and Data Types
• CRUD Operations
• Joins and Relationships
• Indexing and Query Optimization
• Backup and Restore
• Introduction to Version Control
• Git installation and basic commands
• Branching and Merging
• Remote Repositories and GitHub
• Collaboration and Pull Requests
• Handling Merge Conflicts
• Introduction to Laravel Framework
• Routing and Middleware
• MVC Architecture in Laravel
• Blade Templates
• Eloquent ORM
• Authentication & Authorization
• API Development with Laravel
• Deployment and Environment Configuration