Course Info

PHP1 - Beginning PHP - Level 1

Categories Linux Training, Scripting Training, Internet Training, Web Development Training, Programming Training

Duration 1 day (7 hours)

Pre-requisites
HT1 - Introduction: HTML and the Web, or equivalent knowledge would be useful.

Courseware PHP1-GEO-01 (150 pages)

Price $395

Notes

This Beginning PHP training course will introduce PHP to those with little or no experience in server-side scripting. PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is one of the Web's most popular server-side scripting technologies. This introductory, one-day class has no prerequisites or experience requirements. A moderate familiarity with HTML would be useful, but not necessary. Topics include: the history and common uses of PHP; installation and configuration of PHP; using variables and operators; building dynamic Web pages; accessing the local file system; uploading files via PHP; and sending e-mail with PHP.

Introduction
      Requirements
      Materials
      Assumptions
      Objectives
      Conventions
PHP History and Features (lecture and discussion)
      Free and Open Source software
      Server-side scripting vs. client-side HTML/JavaScript
      A decade of PHP – what is it and why do you need it?
      FOSS vs. proprietary solutions
      Zend Technologies – PHP sponsor and the proprietary side of PHP
PHP Common Uses (open discussion)
      Forms processing
      Database connection
      Cookie management
      System administration functions
      Sessions and session variables
      User authentication
Installation and Configuration (Slackware Linux lab)
      Installing Slackware Linux (with Apache and PHP)
      Configuring Apache for PHP
      Checking your installation
Using Variables and Operators (lecture, exercises)
      What are variables?
      Common variable types
      Constants
      Operators, operations, and precedence
      Variables and forms
      HTTP environment variables
      Working with variables
Building Dynamic Web Pages (lecture, exercises, lab)
      Control statements
      if
      loop
      switch
      while
      Variable assignments
      Building dynamic HTML (DHTML)
      Server source / browser source
Accessing the Local File System (lecture, exercises, lab)
      Opening
      Browsing
      Reading
      Writing
      Closing
Uploading Files with PHP (lecture, exercises, lab)
      Using a form to accept a user file
      Maintaining security on uploaded files
Sending E-mail with PHP (lecture, exercises, lab)
      Creating a message
      Addressing a message
      Accessing a SMTP server
      Processing incoming e-mail messages
Conclusion (review, discussion, evaluation)