PHP & MSQL

Description

Highlights | Essentials

PHP is a widely used programming language which works on the principal of server-side scripting to produce dynamic Web pages. It can be easily integrated with HTML and SQL to produce these dynamic web pages and is often used to process the contents of a Web page form as it is more secure and reliable than JavaScript.

You will learn how PHP can be combined with MySQL to create a very powerful online database engine. This free online PHP programming course will be of great interest to IT and Web development professionals who would like to learn more about using PHP and MySQL to integrate database functions into Websites, and to learners who would like to learn more about the functionality of PHP and MySQL.

DURATION | 3 DAYS

Assumed Knowledge

Practical working knowledge of Mac OS X

Each student on this Course will receive:

• Certificate of completion
• 12 months FREE email support
• FREE class repeat (if necessary)
• Course Notes/Slides
  

MSD holds the below Accreditation

Introduction

■ Why use PHP and MySQL? ■ The PHP programming environment ■ Overview of SQL

Setting up a Test Bed

■ Decisions about a testing environment ■ WAMP/MAMP ■ Installing Apache, PHP and MySQL on your computer ■ Testing on a remote Server ■ Deciding on Development tools ■ Using PHPMyAdmin

Overview of PHP

■ Setting up a PHP page ■ The phpinfo() function ■ Learning basic syntax ■ Echoing HTML output to the browser ■ The importance of comments ■ Using single and double quotes

Variables in PHP

■ Using loose typed variables ■ Assigning variables ■ Overview of numeric, string and other types ■ Assigning a variable to itself

Logical operators

■ Arithmetic operators ■ Logical operators ■ Comparisons ■ Operator precedence

Numbers in PHP

■ Making calculations ■ Using built-in numeric functions ■ Incrementing and decrementing

Strings in PHP

■ Concatenating strings ■ Trimming strings ■ Removing slashes and other harmful characters ■ String functions

Control structures in PHP

■ The If statement ■ FOR loops ■ While loops ■ The Switch

Transferring information between PHP pages

■ GET and POST ■ Different form field types ■ Self-referencing forms ■ Form handlers

Database fundamentals

■ Structuring a database ■ Using tables ■ Table relationships ■ Common data types

Creating a database

■ Using PHPmyAdmin ■ Adding a table ■ Populating a table with types and data ■ Browsing a table

Getting PHP to connect to MySQL

■ Using the mysql_connect() function ■ Using the mysql_select_db() function ■ Testing a connection ■ Writing a sample error trap

Querying MySQL using PHP

■ Writing SQL queries ■ Using Select, Insert, Update and Delete ■ Querying MySQL and returning results ■ Interpreting the returned array

Building a Web Application

■ Add entries ■ Modify entries ■ List entries Filter entries ■ Security features ■ Validating entries