Introduction to PHP Training

4 Days

24 CPD hours

This course is Intended for students with HTML Experience.

At the completion of the course, you will be able to:
How PHP works.
The basic syntax of PHP.
Create dynamic interactive pages with PHP.
Manipulate files with PHP.
Work with arrays in PHP.
Validate forms with PHP.
Write functions in PHP.
Manipulate and manage database data with PHP.
Authenticate users with PHP.
Manage sessions with PHP.
Work with the MDB2 package.
Learn advanced form validation with regular expressions.
Send email with PHP.

In this PHP training course, students will learn to create database-driven websites using PHP and MySQL or the database of their choice.

PHP Basics

• How PHP Works
  The php.ini File
  Basic PHP Syntax
  Variables
  First PHP Script
  PHP Operators
  Creating Dynamic Pages
  Passing Variables via the Query String

Flow Control

• Conditional Processing
  Working with Conditions
  Loops
  Working with Loops

Arrays

• Enumerated Arrays
  Working with Enumerated Arrays
  Associative Arrays
  Working with Associative Arrays
  Two-dimensional Arrays
  Array Manipulation Functions

PHP and HTML Forms

• HTML Forms
  Processing Form Input

String Manipulation

• Formatting Strings
  Working with String Manipulation Functions
  Magic Quotes

Reusing Code and Writing Functions

• Including Files
  Adding a Header and Footer
  User Functions
  Form Processing
  Form Validation and Presentation Functions

Managing Data

• Querying a Database
  Inserting Records

Authentication with PHP and SQL

• A Database-less Login Form
  Authenticating Users

Regular Expressions

• Perl-compatible Regular Expression Functions
  Regular Expression Syntax
  Form Validation Functions with Regular Expressions

Session Control and Cookies

• Sessions
  Cookies
  Authentication with Session Control

Sending Email with PHP

• mail()
  PHPMailer
  Sending a Password by Email

File System Management

• Opening a File
  Reading from a File
  Writing to a File
  Writing to a File
  File Locking
  Uploading Files via an HTML Form
  Getting File Information
  More File Functions
  Directory Functions
  Creating a Resume Management Page