Invoice Management System with PHP 8 & MySQL

Build a complete invoice management system from scratch using PHP 8, MySQL, and modern development techniques.

Whether you’re a beginner PHP developer or looking to sharpen your backend skills, this hands-on course will guide you through creating a fully functional invoice management system using clean PHP code, templating, routing, and database operations.

🎓 What You’ll Learn:

• Project setup and environment configuration
• Creating a simple and clean PHP router
• Building action controllers and handling requests
• Integrating dynamic PHP templates with Bootstrap
• Handling 404 errors with a custom PHP “Page Not Found” handler
• Working with dynamic route parameters
• Connecting to a MySQL database using PDO in an object-oriented way
• Setting up a development environment using Docker (great for beginners!)

📚 Course Content:

• ✅ Invoice Management System Overview & Requirements
• ✅ Project Setup and Environment Configuration
• ✅ Implementing a Simple PHP Routing System
• ✅ Creating Action Controllers to Handle Application Logic
• ✅ Templating with PHP for Clean and Reusable Layouts
• ✅ Converting Bootstrap HTML to Dynamic PHP Templates
• ✅ Creating a “Page Not Found” Handler for Invalid Routes
• ✅ Advanced Routing with Dynamic Parameters in PHP 8
• ✅ Intro to Docker for PHP Developers
• ✅ Fetching and Displaying MySQL Data Using PDO and OOP

By the end of this course, you’ll have a solid foundation in building structured PHP applications with modern best practices—and a complete invoice management system to showcase in your portfolio.

Source code: https://github.com/mcspronko/invoice-system