Introduction to PHP & MySQL for Non Programmers

Summary

This class shows non-programmers who have some web coding experience how to create dynamic web pages that interact with a UNIX web server store data in a mySQL database. It includes basic syntax, built-in functions, and branching logic conditions. The emphasis of this class is to develop and validate web-based forms to pass data in and out of a database.

Prerequisites

Students need to have knowledge of UNIX from a command line level (file permissions, directory/file management, using the vi editor or equivalent to post files on a web server) and experience programming in a programming language using logic statements, functions, and advanced variables. They must also know basic HTML coding, especially with FORMS.

Duration

4 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience

This course is designed for experienced HTML Web coders without programming experience.

Topics

• A Gentle Introduction to MySQL
• PHP Overview
• Language Syntax
• Variables, expressions, and output
• Adding Logic and Iteration to HTML Pages
• Arrays
• Interacting with the Operating System
• Working with Forms
• User-defined Functions
• Forms & Sessions
• Accessing MySQL
• Enhancing the web page
• Regular expressions

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