Total PHP training course description

PHP provides for the creation of dynamic web sites. This hands on training course looks at programming with PHP with an emphasis of building dynamic websites. Forms, state management and database integration are all covered with practicals used throughout the course to reinforce theory sessions.

What will you learn

• Create dynamic web sites using PHP.
• Write PHP programs.
• Debug PHP programs.
• Examine existing code and determine its function.

Total PHP training course details

Total PHP training course contents

• What is PHP?

PHP history, dynamic web pages, how PHP works, alternatives to PHP. Downloading and installing PHP. Installing MySQL, installing Apache, platform issues.

• A first PHP web page

A basic PHP script, PHP page structure. PHP comments. Integrating PHP and HTML.

• PHP forms

HTML forms, taking values from forms.

• PHP and HTML

Page inputs, environment inputs. phpinfo(), other form elements, sticky fields, generalised code, tables, forms, form elements, style sheets, JavaScript.

• Variables operators and expressions

Expressions, data types, assignments, scope, constants, HTTP environment variables, getting data from forms using variables.

• Operators

Arithmetic, logical, relational, Boolean, others.

• Control statements

Conditional: if, else, elseif, switch. Loops: while, do while, for, break, continue, exit.

• Functions

Built in functions, declaration, arguments, scope, loading functions from other files, defaulting parameters, call by value/ name.

• Arrays

Indexes, array initialisation, array manipulation, multi dimensional arrays, array functions.

• String handling

What is a string, string functions, matching, extraction, replacement. String operations, cleansing, sprintf, formatting web pages, strops and others, splitting strings, REs.

• PHP and databases

Database structure, Database APIs, MySQL, Creating tables, Editing tables, simple SQL queries using PHP, building HTML tables using SQL queries, SQL injection, security issues, error handling.

• File I/O

Opening, reading, writing files. Permissions, ownership, locking, directories.

• PHP, cookies and sessions

State, Cookie properties, setting cookies, retrieving cookies, expiring/deleting cookies. Sessions, session variables, session IDs.

• PHP and email

Emailing from servers, attachments.

• Objects

OOP, PHP classes, constructors, instances.

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