Coming from TypeScript? You already have the mindset for modern PHP. This series bridges your existing knowledge to PHP 8.3+, highlighting parallels and differences between the ecosystems while teaching you idiomatic PHP.

• Type Systems: How PHPs type system compares to TypeScripts
• Modern Syntax: Arrow functions, nullish coalescing, spread operatorsPHP has them too
• Package Management: From npm to Composer
• Async Patterns: Promises vs PHPs async approaches
• Tooling: The PHP equivalents of your favorite TypeScript tools
• Frameworks: From Express/Nest.js to Laravel
• Testing: Jest PHPUnit, testing patterns that feel familiar

This series assumes you:

• Have professional TypeScript/JavaScript experience
• Understand modern ES6+ features
• Are familiar with async/await and promises
• Have used npm and package.json
• Know OOP concepts (classes, interfaces, inheritance)

Throughout this series, youll build:

1. REST API - Compare Express.js patterns to PHP implementations
2. Type-Safe Models - Leverage PHPs type system like TypeScript interfaces
3. CLI Tool - Node scripts vs PHP CLI applications
4. Real-time Features - WebSockets and async in PHP
5. Full-Stack App - Laravel application with TypeScript concepts

• 15 chapters total
• ~45 minutes per chapter
• ~12 hours to complete the series
• Hands-on exercises in each chapter

TypeScript Foundations  PHP Basics  Advanced Patterns  Full-Stack Integration

Translate your TypeScript knowledge to PHP syntax and typing

Navigate PHPs package management, testing, and tooling

Build production-ready applications with Laravel

If youre wondering why learn PHP:

• Market Demand: PHP powers 77% of the web (WordPress, Laravel, Symfony)
• Modern Language: PHP 8+ rivals TypeScript in features
• Performance: PHP 8.3 is faster than Node.js in many benchmarks
• Career Growth: Combine TypeScript + PHP = full-stack powerhouse
• Laravel: One of the most elegant frameworks in any language

macOS (using Homebrew):

brew install php

Windows (using Chocolatey):

choco install php

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian):

sudo apt update
sudo apt install php8.3-cli php8.3-mbstring php8.3-xml php8.3-curl

php -v
# Should show PHP 8.3+ (similar to node --version)

Composer is PHPs npm. Install from getcomposer.org

composer --version
# Similar to npm --version

Create hello.php:

<?php
// Like TypeScript, modern PHP supports strict typing
declare(strict_types=1);

// Arrow functions (like TypeScript)
$greet = fn(string $name): string => "Hello, {$name}!";

// Type-safe output
echo $greet("TypeScript Developer");