PHP Training : PHP and MySQL Training

PHP and MySQL Training

PHP Training Overview

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

PHP Training Prerequisites

Experience in the following areas is required:

HTML

Experience in the following areas would be beneficial.

CSS
Basic Programming
XML

PHP Training Learning Objectives

Learn how PHP works
Learn the basic syntax of PHP
Learn to create dynamic interactive pages with PHP
Learn to manipulate files with PHP
Learn to work with arrays in PHP
Learn to validate forms with PHP
Learn to write functions in PHP
Learn to manipulate and manage database data with PHP
Learn to authenticate users with PHP
Learn to manage sessions with PHP
Learn to work with the PEAR:DB module
Learn advanced form validation with regular expressions
Learn to send email with PHP
Understand how MySQL works
Learn to use SQL to output reports with MySQL
Learn to modify MySQL data with SQL

PHP Training Course duration

5 Days

PHP Training Course outline

PHP Basics
- How PHP Works
- The php.ini File
- Basic PHP Syntax
  - PHP Tags
  - PHP Statements and Whitespace
  - Comments
  - PHP Functions
  - Hello World!
- PHP Tags
- PHP Statements and Whitespace
- Comments
- PHP Functions
- Hello World!
- Variables
  - Variable Types
  - Variable Names (Identifiers
  - Type Strength
  - Hello Variables!
  - Variable Scope
  - Superglobals
  - Constants
  - Variable-Testing and Manipulation Functions
- Variable Types
- Variable Names (Identifiers
- Type Strength
- Hello Variables!
- Variable Scope
- Superglobals
- Constants
- Variable-Testing and Manipulation Functions
- PHP Operators
- Creating Dynamic Pages
  - Single Quotes vs. Double Quotes
  - Howdy World!
- Single Quotes vs. Double Quotes
- Howdy World!
- Conclusion

Flow Control
- Conditional Processing
  - If Conditions
- If Conditions
- Loops
  - while
  - do...while
  - for
  - break and continue
- while
- do...while
- for
- break and continue
- Conclusion

Arrays
- Enumerated Arrays
  - Initializing Arrays
  - Appending to an Array
  - Reading from Arrays
  - Looping through Arrays
- Initializing Arrays
- Appending to an Array
- Reading from Arrays
- Looping through Arrays
- Associative Arrays
  - Initializing Associative Arrays
  - Reading from Associative Arrays
  - Looping through Associative Arrays
  - Superglobal Arrays
- Initializing Associative Arrays
- Reading from Associative Arrays
- Looping through Associative Arrays
- Superglobal Arrays
- Two-dimensional Arrays
  - Reading from Two-dimensional Arrays
  - Looping through Two-dimensional Arrays
- Reading from Two-dimensional Arrays
- Looping through Two-dimensional Arrays
- Array Manipulation Functions
- Conclusion

PHP and HTML Forms
- HTML Forms
  - How HTML Forms Work
  - A Sample HTML Form
  - Form Variables
- How HTML Forms Work
- A Sample HTML Form
- Form Variables
- Conclusion

String Manipulation
- Formatting Strings
  - Concatenation
  - String Manipulation Functions
  - Examples of String Functions
- Concatenation
- String Manipulation Functions
- Examples of String Functions
- Magic Quotes
  - magic_quotes_gpc
  - magic_quotes_runtime
  - Recommendation on Magic Quotes
  - Conclusion
- magic_quotes_gpc
- magic_quotes_runtime
- Recommendation on Magic Quotes
- Conclusion

Reusing Code and Writing Functions
- Including Files
  - require
  - require_once
  - auto_prepend_file and auto_append_file
- require
- require_once
- auto_prepend_file and auto_append_file
- User Functions
  - Defining and Calling Functions
  - Default Values
  - Variable Scope
  - By Reference vs. By Value
- Defining and Calling Functions
- Default Values
- Variable Scope
- By Reference vs. By Value
- Form Processing
  - Code Organization
- Code Organization
- Conclusion

Simple SELECTs
- Introduction to the Northwind Database
- Some Basics
  - Comments
  - Whitespace and Semi-colons
  - Case Sensitivity
- Comments
- Whitespace and Semi-colons
- Case Sensitivity
- SELECTing All Columns in All Rows
- SELECTing Specific Columns
- Sorting Records
  - Sorting By a Single Column
  - Sorting By Multiple Columns
  - Sorting By Column Position
  - Ascending and Descending Sorts
- Sorting By a Single Column
- Sorting By Multiple Columns
- Sorting By Column Position
- Ascending and Descending Sorts
- The WHERE Clause and Operator Symbols
  - Checking for Equality
  - Checking for Inequality
  - Checking for Greater or Less Than
  - Checking for NULL
  - WHERE and ORDER BY
- Checking for Equality
- Checking for Inequality
- Checking for Greater or Less Than
- Checking for NULL
- WHERE and ORDER BY
- The WHERE Clause and Operator Words
  - The BETWEEN Operator
  - The IN Operator
  - The LIKE Operator
  - The NOT Operator
- The BETWEEN Operator
- The IN Operator
- The LIKE Operator
- The NOT Operator
- Checking Multiple Conditions
  - AND
  - OR
  - Order of Evaluation
- AND
- OR
- Order of Evaluation
- Conclusion

Subqueries, Joins and Unions
- Subqueries
- Joins
  - Table Aliases
  - Multi-table Joins
- Table Aliases
- Multi-table Joins
- Outer Joins
- Unions
  - UNION ALL
  - UNION Rules
- UNION ALL
- UNION Rules
- Conclusion

Inserting, Updating and Deleting Records
- INSERT
- UPDATE
- DELETE
- Conclusion

Managing Data
- Querying a Database
  - mysqli() Overview
  - mysqli Methods and Properties
  - Inserting and Updating Records
  - mysqli Prepared Statements
- mysqli() Overview
- mysqli Methods and Properties
- Inserting and Updating Records
- mysqli Prepared Statements
- Conclusion

PEAR:DB
- Advantages and Disadvantages of PEAR DB
  - Why use a database abstraction layer?
  - When not to use a database abstraction layer?
- Why use a database abstraction layer?
- When not to use a database abstraction layer?
- Using PEAR DB

Authentication with PHP and SQL
- A Database-less Login Form
- Conclusion

Regular Expressions
- Perl-compatible Regular Expression Functions
  - preg_match()
  - preg_replace()
  - Regular Expression Tester
- preg_match()
- preg_replace()
- Regular Expression Tester
- Regular Expression Syntax
  - Start and End ( ^ $ )
  - Number of Occurrences ( ? + * {} )
  - Common Characters ( . \d \D \w \W \s \S )
  - Grouping ( [] )
  - Negation ( ^ )
  - Subpatterns ( () )
  - Alternatives ( | )
  - Escape Character ( \ )
- Start and End ( ^ $ )
- Number of Occurrences ( ? + * {} )
- Common Characters ( . \d \D \w \W \s \S )
- Grouping ( [] )
- Negation ( ^ )
- Subpatterns ( () )
- Alternatives ( | )
- Escape Character ( \ )
- Form Validation Functions with Regular Expressions
- Conclusion

Session Control and Cookies
- Sessions
  - Configuring Sessions
  - Session Functions
- Configuring Sessions
- Session Functions
- Cookies
- Conclusion

Sending Email with PHP
- mail()
  - Shortcomings of mail()
- Shortcomings of mail()
- PHPMailer
- Conclusion

File System Management
- Opening a File
  - fopen()
- fopen()
- Reading from a File
  - fgets()
- fgets()
- Writing to a File
  - fwrite()
- fwrite()
- File Locking
  - flock()
- flock()
- Uploading Files via an HTML Form
- Getting File Information
- More File Functions
- Directory Functions
  - Getting a Directory Listing
- Getting a Directory Listing
- Conclusion