PHP level 1 beginner class in Jacksonville

Course Description

PHP is a computer scripting language originally designed for producing dynamic web pages. The name PHP is a recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. The PHP course teaches you the foundations of PHP programming, that will enable you to develop dynamic webpages.

Target Audience

The PHP course targets Programmers and Developers who would like to gain the knowledge in developing dynamic webpages.

Prerequisites

HTML and basic programming skills.

PHP level 1 beginner class in Jacksonville
Course Outline:

Introduction

• PHP and how it works
• Server-side technology structures
• Your first PHP page
• PHP structure

• Working with Identifiers
• Variables, String, Number
• Math operators
• Using constants
• String functions
• Shorthand operators
• Using Expressions
• Using variables and variable scope

• Control structures
• Logic and relational operators
• Using 'If', 'Else if' and 'Else'
• Switch operator
• Comparison operators
• Conditional operators

• Using the While loop
• Break statements
• Continue statements
• Using 'do...while', 'for', 'foreach'

• Creating your own functions
• Calling a function
• Using arguments
• Return statements and static statements
• Scope of variables
• Optional arguments
• Dynamic, built-in and data functions

• Array assignments
• Array functions

• Validating mandatory information
• User friendly validation techniques
• Using the setcookie function
• Data functions
• String functions

• Working with drop down menus
• Checkboxes and radio buttons
• Comparison functions
• Using Strcmp()
• Using Strcasesmp() HTTP
• HTTP basics
• Headers
• Environment variables

• When to use cookies
• Setting cookies
• Reading cookies
• Deleting cookies

• Setting sessions
• Storing session variables
• Reading sessions
• Deleting sessions

• Creating auto-responder
• Using email to accept simple on-line orders

• Include()
• Require()
• Include_once()
• Require_once()

Our outlines are a guide to the content covered on a typical class. We may change or alter the course topics to meet the objectives of a particular class.