php introduction

PHP is an open-source embeddable server-side language which is simple enough to use on small sites yet powerful enough to handle large, complex applications. This course is designed to provide students with a basic working knowledge of PHP.

Through reading assignments and lessons, it will acquaint students with the structure and foundations of the language, including variables, arrays, flow control, functions and form validation. Weekly exercises tie these concepts to practical applications.

This course takes an integrated approach to PHP, tying it to its (X)HTML and CSS environment so that students finish with a recognition of PHP's place in the overall process of web development.

Objectives for this class are to:

• Learn foundations of PHP programming and security
• Become familiar with 6 basic PHP data types
• Learn basic flow control structures
• Create and use functions and includes
• Learn simple and deep form validation
• Learn to construct sticky forms