PHP Training : Introduction to PHP Training

Introduction to PHP 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.

PHP Training Prerequisites

Experience in the following areas is required:

HTML

Experience in the following areas would be beneficial.

CSS
Basic Programming

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

PHP Training Course duration

4 Days

PHP Training Course outline

PHP Basics
- PHP Syntax
- Passing Values Via the URL
- HTML Forms and PHP Variables
- Identifiers and Constants
- Variable Scope
- Magic Quotes
- Operators
- Flow Control
  - If Conditions
  - Switch Statements
  - Loops
- Getting the Most out of php.net

Reading and Writing to Files in PHP
- Opening a File
- Reading from a File
- Writing to a File
- Other File Functions
- File Locking

Using Arrays in PHP
- Standard Arrays
- Associative Arrays
- Two-dimensional Arrays
- Array Manipulation Functions

String Manipulation in PHP
- Formatting Strings
- String Functions
- Basic Form Validation

Reusing Code and Writing Functions in PHP
- Including Files
- Writing User-defined Functions
- Passing by Value vs. Passing by Reference
- Returning Values from Functions

Database Manipulation and PHP
- Querying a Database and Displaying Results
- Inserting Records
- Updating Records
- Deleting Records

Authentication with PHP and SQL
- PHP's Native Database Functions
- PEAR:DB as an Abstraction Layer
- Encrypting Passwords

Session Control in PHP
- Starting Sessions
- Continuing Sessions
- Ending Sessions
- Writing and Deleting Cookies
- Improving Login/Logout

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