Free online course Create an Ecommerce website using PHP and MySql

About the free online course

Turn your PHP basics into a real, portfolio-ready ecommerce website. In this free online web development course, you’ll build an end-to-end store backed by MySQL, learning how dynamic pages, database-driven listings, and user interactions come together in a complete application. Instead of focusing on isolated snippets, you’ll work through the full flow of an ecommerce experience, from browsing products and viewing details to adding items to a cart and moving through checkout.

You’ll set up a practical local development environment, structure a multi-page project, and create reusable logic that keeps your code organized as the project grows. As you connect PHP to MySQL, you’ll learn how to create and manage tables, insert and fetch records, and render products, categories, and brands dynamically. The course emphasizes how information moves between forms, URLs, and database queries, so you can confidently implement features like search, filtering, and detailed product views.

Shopping carts are a core part of the project, so you’ll implement the logic required to add items, track quantities, update totals, and handle empty-cart states. You’ll also explore session-based behavior to support login-aware pages and smooth navigation between customer actions. On the user side, you’ll build registration and login flows, handle password protection practices, manage accounts, and show personalized information such as orders and profile data. You’ll gain an understanding of what makes these workflows reliable in everyday usage.

To round out a real ecommerce build, you’ll create an admin area that supports managing products, categories, brands, users, orders, and payments. This is the part that helps you think like a developer delivering maintainable tools, not just a storefront. Finally, you’ll see what it takes to host a dynamic PHP website and explore options for deploying online, helping you move from local development to a live project you can share.