This is a four-day
course offers training in one
of the hottest technologies on the web. PHP combines the ease
of a scripting language
with the
power
of languages
such
as Perl, C, or Java and numerous libraries for everything from
connecting to back-end databases to drawing Acrobat files on
the fly. Participants will gain the knowledge
necessary to design and develop dynamic, database-driven web
pages.
The course introduces the PHP framework and syntax, and covers
in depth the most important functions used to build dynamic data
enriched web applications. Students learn how to connect to any
ODBC-compliant database, and perform hands on practice with a
MySQL database to create database-driven HTML forms and reports.
Students will also learn how to configure PHP and Apache Web
Server. The course also introduces advanced programming constructs,
object oriented programming with PHP, and XML parsing with PHP. The course is intended for web developers who want to take
advantage of the wealth of functionality offered by PHP. Previous
knowledge
of
HTML
required and experience
with C, C++, Perl or Java helpful.
Course Contents
Overview Of PHP
- Static vs. Dynamic Web Sites
- Dynamic Content from Databases
- Developing Dynamic Internet Applications
- Client-Side Scripting vs. Server-Side Scripting
- Overview of PHP Advantages and Capabilities
- Configuring PHP.INI
- PHP vs. ASP
Basic Scripting and Looping Constructs
- PHP Scripting Fundamentals
- Print Statement
- Code Blocks
- Primitive Data Types
- Defining Constants and Variables
Looping Constructs
- While
- Do… While
- For
- Exit & Break
- Conditional Constructs True and False Expressions
- If, Else and Elseif
- Switch/Case Statement
- The ? (Ternary) Operator
- Timestamps
Introduction to the Apache Web Server
- Configuration Files
- PHP Installation and Configuration
- WWW Sites within Apache
- Website Properties
- RPM Installation vs. Binary Installation
PHP Functions
- Introduction to Functions
- Declaring Functions
- Scope
- Passing Arguments to Functions
- Returning Values from a Function
- Using Include Files
- The Require Statement
- Recursion
- Dynamic Function Calls
- Predefined PHP Functions
PHP Operators
- Logical Operators
- Relational Operators
- Bitwise Operators
- Other Operators
Arrays in PHP
- What are Arrays?
- Usage of Arrays in PHP
- Indexing Arrays
- Initializing Arrays
- Adding and Removing from Arrays
- One-Dimensional Arrays
- Multi-Dimensional Arrays
- Array Functions
Working with Databases and Forms
- Configuring PHP For Database
Support
- PHP's Database APIs
- PHP's SQL API
- MySQL vs. Access
- MySQL vs. SQL Server
- Database Drivers
- Database Driver Class Wrappers
- ODBC
- Simple SQL Queries via PHP
- Tracking Visitors with Session IDs
- Populating Forms
- Retrieving Data from Forms
Working with Data Files in PHP
- Searching File Contents
With Regular Expressions
- Changing and Editing File Contents
- Splitting and Joining Information Inside Files
- String Functions
- Regular Expression Functions
- Reading, Writing and Deleting Files
- Handling File Permissions
- File Locking
- Reading Directory Contents
- Creating and Deleting Directories
Configuring and Using MySQL
- MySQL as a Client/Server
Solution
- Introduction to MySQL Capabilities as a Powerful
RDBMS
- Installing and Configuring MySQL
- Connecting to MySQL
- PHP Functions Specific to MySQL
- Executing SQL Calls Select
- Insert
- Fetch
- Update
- Delete
- Using PHP MyAdmin to configure MySQL
E-mail and PHP
- Using Mail Servers (SMTP and
Sendmail)
- Converting Messages to Readable Formats
- Sending E-mail
- Sending Attachments
- Sending Binary Attachments
- Sending HTML E-mail
- Validating an E-mail Address
- Automating E-mail Messaging
Using Cookies with PHP
- Purpose of Cookies
- Cookie Myths
- Setting Cookies
- Retrieving Cookies
- Expiring Cookies
- Deleting Cookies
- Storing Arrays in Cookies
Miscellaneous PHP Tasks
- Error Logging
- Session Management & Maintaining State
- How to Build a Shopping Cart
- Using Environmental Variables
- Changing Execution by Redirecting to Other
URLs
- Embedding JavaScript with PHP
- Using HTTP and FTP Protocols to Pass
Data
- Showing Different Content to Different
Browsers
- Getting IP Addresses from Visitors
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