PHP Programming Introduction & Intermediate - (Public class max is 5 students)

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Course Description
PHP: Introduction explores all of the major elements of PHP programming. With PHP, you can build dynamic, data-driven Web sites that use a variety of databases. Easy-to-understand code samples are used to demonstrate the many elements and techniques used in PHP programming.

Prerequisites: To ensure your success, we recommend you have equivalent knowledge:

· HTML & CSS
· SQL Fundamentals of Querying

Performance-Based Objectives

Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe what PHP is and the advantages to creating Web sites with PHP.
• Use variables, arrays, and functions in PHP scripts.
• Include other files in PHP scripts and manipulate files and directories.
• Process forms and validate their information.
• Incorporate hidden form fields, cookies, and session variables in PHP scripts.
• Add, update, and delete records in a database using PHP.
  

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Acquainted with PHP

Topic 1A: Understand PHP

Topic 1B: Use the Basic Syntax of PHP

Topic 1C: Use HTML and PHP

Topic 1D: Add Comments

Lesson 2: Working with Common PHP Script Elements

Topic 2A: Use Variables and Constants

Topic 2B: Work with Control Structure Statements

Topic 2C: Work with Arrays

Topic 2D: Use Functions

Topic 2E: Implement Object-Oriented Programming

Topic 2F: Include Content from Files

Lesson 3: Working with Forms

Topic 3A: Create Forms

Topic 3B: Validate a Form

Topic 3C: Email Data

Lesson 4: Addressing the Stateless Nature of HTTP

Topic 4A: Set Cookies and Session Variables

Topic 4B: Write Scripts Using Hidden Form Fields

Lesson 5: Accessing and Manipulating Data with PHP

Topic 5A: Interact with Databases

Topic 5B: Modify Database Records Using PHP

Topic 5C: Access Files and Directories