Learn Bench

Course Overview

• Linux Introduction
• XHTML
• Javascript + CSS
• AJAX
• PHP5 Programming
• MySQL for Developer
• CakePHP - Framework - Introduction
• Drupal - CMS - Introduction
• Apache - Web Server

Introduction

• LAMP is an acronym for a solution stack of free, open source software, originally coined from the first letters of Linux (operating system), Apache HTTP Server, MySQL (database software) and Perl/PHP/Python, principal components to build a viable general purpose web server.
• The exact combination of software included in a LAMP package may vary, especially with respect to the web scripting software, as PHP may be replaced or supplemented by Perl and/or Python.
• Similar terms exist for essentially the same software suite (AMP) running on other operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows (WAMP), Mac OS (MAMP), Solaris (SAMP), or OpenBSD (OAMP).
• This hands on PHP Programming course provides the knowledge necessary to design and develop dynamic, database-driven web pages using PHP version 5.
• PHP is a web language which is , quick to learn, easy to deploy and provides substantial functionality required for e-commerce.
• This course introduces the PHP framework and syntax, and covers in depth the most important techniques used to build dynamic web sites.
• Students will learn how to connect to any ODBC-compliant database, and perform hands on practice with a MySQL database to create database-driven HTML forms and reports.
• Students also learn how to configure PHP and Apache Web Server.
• Comprehensive lab exercises provide facilitated hands on practice crucial to develop competence web sites.

Prerequisites

• Basic computer skills and knowledge of HTML fundamentals

Overview Of PHP

• Static vs. Dynamic Web Sites
• Dynamic Content from Databases
• Developing Dynamic Internet Applications
• Client-Side Scripting vs. Server-Side Scripting
• Overview of PHP Advantages & Capabilities
• Configuring PHP.INI
• PHP vs. ASP

Basic Scripting and Looping Constructs

• PHP Scripting Fundamentals
• Print Statement
• Code Blocks
• Primitive Data Types
• Defining Constants and Variables
• Looping Constructs
• While
• Do While
• For
• Exit & Break

PHP Operators

• Logical Operators
• Relational Operators
• Bitwise Operators
• Other Operators