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Do you currently develop static websites, i.e using HTML and CSS only? Are you looking for your next challenge: to produce dynamic web content through data driven pages, using PHP & MySQL?
Have you used other people's PHP scripts before but not fully understood how and why they do what they do?
This hands-on PHP/MySQL Training course is designed to get you started and introduce you to features that will enable you to build powerful database-driven web applications.
Rather than use expensive development tools,we show you how to make use of free open-source tools (such as WAMP, Xampp, notepad++) allowing you to 'develop on a shoestring' following the course.
PHP has gained a massive following among non-technical web designers who need to add interactive aspects to their sites. Offering a gentle learning curve, PHP is an accessible yet powerful language for creating dynamic web pages.
PHP is a language which was designed with web in mind. It is a web-specialized language.
It is ubiquitous - you can deploy your php applications anywhere on the web and they will run.
With the availability of vast documentation, libraries, frameworks, and online community support PHP is a must-learn programming language for the web development enthusiast..
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Web enthusiasts who need to develop dynamic web content through data driven pages, using PHP. Experienced users will also benefit from the many tips and tricks, and special exercises.
PREREQUISITES
Experience of programming in any other type of language, i.e.HTML, Java, Javascript, C/C++, Visual Basic, etc
Outline
Introduction to PHP and Open Source
- PHP tools and set up (install and configure WAMP, XAMPP)
- Creating a basic PHP script
- Server variables
- Identifiers (names for variables)
- Data types (integers, floats,strings)
- Creating variables
- Variable assignment and scope
- Constants
- Prebuilt string functions
- Regular Expressions
- Escaping strings
- echo vs print
- printf and sprintf
- Arithmetic, Logical and Relational Operators
- Assignment Operators
- If and else statement
- The switch statement
- The for loop
- The while loop
- The do… while loop
- break and continue statementss
- What are arrays?
- How and when to use arrays
- Indexed and Associative arrays
- Multi-dimensional arrays
- Loops with arrays
- Predefined arrays
- What are functions?
- Built-in functions
- Declaring functions
- Functions and arguments
- The return keyword
- Global and local scope
- Variable function calls
- The date() function
- The getdate() function
- The mktime() function
- Using timestamps
Dates and Times (Session Management)
- What is a session?
- Understanding session variables
- Cookie properties
- Setting and retrieving cookies
- Expiring/Deleting cookies
- Include and require
- Opening, reading and writing files
- Simple Database Connectivity
- Database design and manipulation by
- Integrating PHP+MySQL using web forms
- Use of $_GET super-global
- Use of $_POST super-global
- Validating forms using PHP
- Use of mail() function
- Understanding Objects
- The Class Definition
- Class Inheritance
- Constructors and destructors
- __toString method
- Getter and Setter functions
- Accessing instance data and methods
- Creating a simple web application
With a solid reputation for delivering high quality programmes, Futuretrend has become a successful and well established training centre.
Year on year hundreds of learners come to this centre to pursue a course of study that will help them fulfill career aspirations, improve their job prospects or to simply learn more about a particular area of interest.
In today's competitive business environment the importance of up-to-date skills cannot be overstated.
With Futuretrend, you and/or your team will benefit immensely from our results-oriented training.
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