PHP & MySQL Training In London

July 24, 2012 - PRLog -- Do you currently develop static websites, i.e. using HTML and CSS only? Are you looking for your next challenge: to produce dynamic web content through data driven pages, using PHP & MySQL?

Have you used other people's PHP scripts before but not fully understood how and why they do what they do?

This two day hands-on training class is designed to get you started with PHP and introduce you to features that will enable you to build powerful database-driven Web applications.
Rather than use expensive development tools, we show you how to make use of free open-source tools allowing you to 'develop on a shoestring' following the course.

PHP has gained a following among non-technical web designers who need to add interactive aspects to their sites. Offering a gentle learning curve, PHP is an accessible yet powerful language for creating dynamic web pages.

We strongly believe that the best and most effective way to learn PHP & MySQL is hands-on, face to face, in a small class environment, with an experienced trainer.

A brief look at our PHP & MySQL course outline:
Day 1:
Introduction to PHP;
•   PHP tools and set up
•   Creating a basic PHP script
•   Server variables

Variables and Expressions in PHP;
•   Identifiers (names for variables)
•   Data types (integers, floats,strings)
•   Creating variables
•   Variable assignment and scope
•   Constants

Operators;
•   Arithmetic, Logical and Relational Operators
•   Assignment Operators

Conditional Tests and Events;
•   If and else statement
•   The switch statement

Flow Control;
•   The for loop
•   The while loop
•   The  do… while loop
•   Break and continue statements

Storing & retrieving data with Arrays;
•   What are arrays?
•   How and when to use arrays
•   Indexed and Associative arrays
•   Multi-dimensional arrays
•   Loops with arrays
•   Predefined arrays

PHP Functions;
•   What are functions?
•   Built-in functions
•   Declaring functions
•   Functions and arguments
•   The return keyword
•   Global and local scope
•   Variable function calls

Working with Strings;
•   Prebuilt string functions
•   Regular Expressions
•   Escaping strings
•   Echo vs print
•   Printf and sprintf

Dates and Times;
•   The date() function
•   The getdate() function
•   The mktime() function
•   Using timestamps

Day 2:

Session Management;
•   What is a session?
•   Understanding session variables

Using Cookies with PHP;
•   Cookie properties
•   Setting and retrieving cookies
•   Expiring/Deleting cookies

File and Directory Access;
•   Include and require
•   Opening, reading and writing files

Handling MySQL Databases with PHP;
•   Simple Database Connectivity
•   Database design and manipulation by phpMyAdmin
•   Integrating PHP+MySQL using web forms
•   Use of $_GET super-global
•   Use of $_POST super-global
•   Validating forms using PHP
•   Use of mail() function

Objects in PHP;
•   Understanding Objects
•   The Class Definition
•   Class Inheritance
•   Constructors and destructors
•   __toString method
•   Getter and Setter functions
•   Accessing instance data and methods

Workshop;
•   Creating a simple web application

We keep our classes small (max 8) so that there is a better learning experience and therefore there are limited spaces available.

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EN1 1PJ
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