Fundamentals of dynamic website creation using PHP
Course
Inhouse
Description
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Type
Course
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Methodology
Inhouse
Whichever authoring tool you use, and however much it simplifies the coding process, there is great benefit to be had from understanding PHP structures properly. Our course teaches PHP syntax, server side operations and the SQL commands that will let you get started with creating robust data driven PHP pages.
About this course
Basic knowledge of HTML, especially HTML forms.
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Course programme
Whichever authoring tool you use, and however much it simplifies the coding process, there is great benefit to be had from understanding PHP structures properly. Our course teaches PHP syntax, server side operations and the SQL commands that will let you get started with creating robust data driven PHP pages.
Pre-requisites:
Basic knowledge of HTML, especially HTML forms.
Course Includes:
A comprehensive set of reference notes covering course topics, follow-up telephone support and, for training on Transmedia premises, lunch and refreshments.
Course Outline
Introduction
· What is PHP? What can it do?
· Advantages of PHP
· How it works
· Necessary Setup
· Installing PHP
· Installing MySQL
PHP Syntax
· How to Save Your PHP Pages
· Creating a simple HTML & PHP Page
· The Semicolon
· White Space
PHP Variables
· A Simple Variable Example
· Variable Naming Conventions
· The Echo Function
· Outputting a String
· Echoing Quotes
· Echoing Variables
PHP Strings
· String Creation
· Usin Single and Double Quotes
· Concatenation
PHP Operators
· Assignment Operators
· Arithmetic Operators
· Comparison Operators
· String Operators
· Combination Arithmetic & Assignment Operators
· Increment & Decrement
Using Comments in PHP
· Comment Syntax
· Single Line Comments
· Multiple Line Comments
· Good Commenting Practices
Server-Side Includes
· The Include Function
· Using the Include Function
· PHP Require Function
· Require vs Include
Conditional Statements
· The If Statement
· If/Else Conditional Statment
· Elseif
· PHP Switch Statement
· Switch Statement: Default Case
Using PHP With HTML Forms
· Creating the HTML Form
· PHP Form Processor
PHP Arrays
· A Numerically Indexed Array
· Associative Arrays
Looping in PHP
· While Loop
· For Loop
· For Each Loop
· Do While Loop
Using PHP with a database
· Connecting to a database
· Querying a database
· Displaying error messages
Introduction to SQL
· What is SQL?
· Using SELECT
· Using INSERT, DELETE and UPDATE
· Filtering search results
Using PHP with SQL
· Displaying data on the page
· Using loops to access all data
· Inserting, deleting and updating a record
Fundamentals of dynamic website creation using PHP