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Beginning PHP

PHP is an extremely capable server side, embedded scripting language which is ideal for web development, database interaction and creation of dynamic websites. PHP is both powerful and easy to use. Over 6 weeks this course introduces the language and provides a firm grounding in the techniques and practices used daily by professional PHP developers. Students will be thoroughly acquainted with PHP's large toolbox of utilities and will learn how to correctly organize PHP code to make their programming easier and more enjoyable. An introduction to object-oriented programming is provided. The emphasis on correct design of PHP programs is accompanied by a series of weekly projects providing solutions to real-world problems. Students who complete the course will be able to create practical applications and to understand professionally written PHP code.
Outline
Week 1 - PHP and Web Programming - Overview
  • Understanding static vs. dynamic content
  • How PHP compares with other approaches
  • PHP, the new and improved 'duct tape of the web'
  • Verifying PHP is installed and running
  • Getting started: embedding PHP in HTML
  • using 'includes' to modularize code; first look at web application architecture
Week 2 - Elements of PHP - Building Programs
  • Understanding PHP variables, functions, control structures, and data structures
  • Understanding $_GET, $_POST and other PHP super-arrays
  • Processing HTML forms
  • Dynamically generating HTML
Week 3 - Dates, Strings and other Useful Things - PHP's Countless Utility Functions
  • Using processing strings
  • Incorporating regular expressions and other Perlisms
  • Checking for a valid email address
  • Using time and date functions
  • Sending email with PHP
  • How to think about PHP's many utility functions
  • How to use the on-line documentation
Week 4 - Persistence: Sessions, File systems and Databases
  • Understanding the stateless HTTP protocol
  • Using cookies in PHP
  • Even better: using PHP sessions
  • What is 'persistence'?
  • Reading from and writing to the file system
  • Databases, introduction to PHP and MySQL
Week 5 - Object-oriented PHP
  • What is O-O programming, and why it is cool
  • Understanding references and values
  • Understanding how objects work in PHP
  • Understanding how using objects can improve PHP programs
  • Re-using existing objects
  • Creating re-usable objects
Week 6 - Bells and Whistles - Building Complete Websites
  • Uploading files and images from a web page
  • Using page-redirection
  • Incorporating javascript dynamically
  • More on application architecture: combining libraries, page-fragments, objects, sessions and persistence into a complete application design
Prerequisites
  • A basic understanding of HTML is assumed, including forms and tables.
  • Knowledge of another programming language or the equivalent of Course P010 is extremely helpful but not required.
Requirements
Students will require access to a web server which supports PHP in order to test examples and complete coursework. Questions about hosting may be directed to the instructor, rhett@nonlocal.com.
Class Books

Required Book: Programming PHP [
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Course Price
  • Price: $120.00 US
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This online course is limited to 100 participants. Your place in the course is confirmed by your payment. Introductory courses are intended for students with no experience in the subject matter and are seeking beginner level training.

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Instructor: Rhett Savage
Rhett Savage has been practicing and teaching software development for over a decade. He has earned a living programming in PHP, Java, Perl,JavaScript and, dare it be admitted, HyperTalk. He is senior developer at Cat in the Hat Software, which specializes in Java technology, and divides his time between Portland, Oregon and Montreal, Quebec.

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