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      Board Infinity

      PHP Mastery: Build Web Apps

      Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, PHP (Scripting Language), Package and Software Management, Restful API, Object-Relational Mapping, Web Development, Software Testing, Web Applications, Development Testing, Application Frameworks, Web Development Tools, Debugging, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Security, Software Development Tools, Database Development, Database Management, Authentications, Server Side, Authorization (Computing)

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Next.js 14 from Scratch

      Skills you'll gain: JavaScript Frameworks, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), React.js, Authentications, OAuth, Server Side, Back-End Web Development, Databases, User Interface (UI), Cloud-Based Integration, Application Deployment, Development Environment

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Johns Hopkins University

      Coding the Static Restaurant Site

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design and Development, Browser Compatibility, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience Design, Requirements Analysis, Client Services, Javascript

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      38 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Back-End Web Developers

      Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Database Management, Back-End Web Development, Generative AI, Performance Tuning, API Design, Prompt Engineering, Application Programming Interface (API), Code Review, Databases, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Data Validation, Risk Management

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      16 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      WebSockets Protocol Explained – Master Web Development

      Skills you'll gain: TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Application Programming Interface (API), Ajax, Web Development, General Networking, Web Servers, Web Applications, Javascript, Scalability, Event-Driven Programming, Server Side, Real Time Data, Network Analysis

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Back-End Infrastructure: Servers, Secure APIs and Data

      Skills you'll gain: API Design, Back-End Web Development, Secure Coding, Data Security, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Server Side, IT Infrastructure, Application Security, Infrastructure Security, Data Integrity, Servers, OAuth, Cloud Security, Server Administration, System Configuration, Encryption, Authentications, Authorization (Computing)

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Intermediate Rust Programming and Web Server Development

      Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Authentications, Back-End Web Development, Web Servers, Databases, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Programming Principles, System Programming, Data Structures

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Meta

      Proyecto final para desarrolladores de back-end

      Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Version Control, Back-End Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Git (Version Control System), Server Side, Application Development, API Design, Restful API, User Accounts, Authentications, Unit Testing, MySQL, Database Development

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Illinois Tech

      Programming and Application Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Web Development, Database Design, Relational Databases, Web Applications, Web Development Tools, Databases, Full-Stack Web Development, Application Deployment, Server Side, HTML and CSS, Back-End Web Development, Application Development, Cloud Applications, Front-End Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Servers, Scripting, Javascript, Network Protocols, Cloud Computing

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      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      51 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Advanced AJAX Techniques and Final Projects

      Skills you'll gain: Server Side, Restful API, Ajax, Full-Stack Web Development, API Design, Node.JS, Postman API Platform, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Back-End Web Development, Web Servers, Web Development Tools, Web Development, Javascript, Front-End Web Development, Test Tools, JSON, Middleware

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Codio

      RESTful MVC Architecture

      Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Test Driven Development (TDD), Restful API, Vue.JS, Full-Stack Web Development, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Unit Testing, Server Side, Software Design Patterns, Javascript, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Introduction to AJAX and Mini-Projects

      Skills you'll gain: Server Side, Web Applications, Javascript, JSON, Node.JS, PHP (Scripting Language), Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), User Interface (UI)

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular server-side courses

    • PHP Mastery: Build Web Apps: Board Infinity
    • Next.js 14 from Scratch: Packt
    • Coding the Static Restaurant Site: Johns Hopkins University
    • GenAI for Back-End Web Developers: Coursera Instructor Network
    • WebSockets Protocol Explained – Master Web Development: Packt
    • Back-End Infrastructure: Servers, Secure APIs and Data: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Intermediate Rust Programming and Web Server Development: Packt
    • Proyecto final para desarrolladores de back-end: Meta
    • Programming and Application Foundations: Illinois Tech
    • Advanced AJAX Techniques and Final Projects: Packt

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