PHP Programming

PHP is one of the hottest technologies on the web. The ease of a scripting language combined 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. This two-day course gets you developing dynamic web content quickly. It goes on to explore some of the more popular libraries including accessing a MySQL database and working with images.

Audience: Web developers who want to take advantage of the wealth of functionality offered by PHP.

Prerequisites: Knowledge of HTML required and experience with C, C++, Perl or Java helpful.

 

Introduction to PHP

A Little History
Find PHP on the Internet
A Simple PHP Program
PHP and PHP Programs
Where is that Documentation?

Developing Web Applications

Client/Server Interaction and PHP
HTML Forms
Form/PHP Interaction
Output Functions
File I/O
Writing Your Own Functions

PHP Syntax

Integers, Floats and Strings
The Assignment Operator
Operators, Variables and Constants
Logical and Relational Operators
The if Statement
The switch Statement
Arrays and Associative Arrays
The for Statement
break, continue and exit

Data Functions

Data Types and Testing Functions
Working with Arrays
Working with Strings
Intval( ), doubleval( ) and strval( )

Database Functions

What is DBM?
DBM Database Functions
What is MySQL?
MySQL Database Functions
What is Oracle?
Oracle Database Functions

Image Functions

What is the GD Library?
Image File Formats
Creating an Image
Working with Images
Outputting Images

Other Topics

Working with Cookies
setcookie( )
The header( ) Function
Environment Variables