Download APIs in PHP: The Complete PHP REST API with JWT Course 2026 For Free
What you’ll learn
How to build a fully functional REST API from scratch using native OOP PHP (no frameworks).
How to structure PHP projects with clean folders, namespaces, and autoloading using spl_autoload_register
How to create and manage CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete) for any resource.
How to implement secure authentication using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) and the Firebase PHP-JWT library.
How to protect API routes and allow access only to logged-in users.
How to implement logout functionality using a JWT blacklist system
How to test APIs effectively using Postman
How to handle and return JSON responses with proper HTTP status codes
How to follow best practices for building scalable and secure PHP APIs
Description
Are you ready to take your PHP skills to the next level and build real-world backend applications?In this course, you’ll learn how to build a fully functional RESTful API in PHP — completely from scratch — using Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), MySQL, and JWT authentication for secure access.
We’ll start simple and gradually build up to a complete backend system that allows you to create, read, update, and delete data (CRUD), authenticate users, and protect your routes using modern security techniques. Unlike many tutorials that skip important concepts, this course explains everything in detail and helps you understand why things work — not just how.
