Learn Stripe PHP: Make Checkout Webpages

Start to accept credit cards on your PHP web site for single item orders and get introduced to the Stripe platform.

Created by: Lon Hosford
Web Developer Coach and Web Site Consultant

What Will I Learn?

• Create a single order Stripe checkout web page
• Use the Stripe API to charge credit cards from your web server.
• Gain experience using the Stripe dashboard for transaction tracking.
• Understand how the Stripe Remember Me feature is used.
• Setup a web development environment for using Stripe
• Install and use the Stripe PHP API library
• Know how to maintain your Stripe account API keys
• Understand how to configure a Stripe account for testing and production

Requirements

• PHP: Beginner to intermediate skills.
• Javascript: Beginner to intermediate skills
• HTML: Beginner to intermediate skills
• CSS: Beginner skill with some exposure to class and id selectors.
• PHP Web server: Need to have access to a running web server with PHP 5.3.3 or later.
• Stripe Account: You need a Stripe testing account. How to set one up is covered in the course.
• Web Developer Tools: You should know how to open web developer tools in a web browser and navigate. We use Chrome web developer tools in the course materials. You can use others if you prefer.
• Code editor of your choice.

Target audience

• This course is for the newcomer to PHP, Stripe and web development who want to get a start on building web pages for eCommerce.
• Developers who have skills and experience to learn from vendor supplied examples and API documentation may find that Stripe provides above average resources for your learning style.
• This course uses the copy and paste method for code follow along. We do not type code but rather focus analyzing, testing and understanding the code snippets you paste.