PHP Training Course
Course Summary
PHP Training with MySQL is an introductory course in the PHP and MySQL technology. Students will receive hands-on training in PHP programming language, and an introduction to MySQL database administration, SQL database language, and web development principles.
Upon completion of PHP Training, you will be able to create powerful database-driven websites.
[top] Duration
3 days.
[top] Objectives
The objective of PHP Training course is to train students in becoming proficient PHP/MySQL web developers.
At the end of the course, students will have basic understanding of the web technology and be able to architect, write, debug, and run complete web applications using PHP and MySQL.
[top] Instructors
Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta is the technology brains at Marakana. Always on top of the latest in software, Aleksandar is the company's radar for technology that matters. His latest ventures are perfecting Marakana's Android Internals and Security courses.
Phew. And if that's not enough, he's also the chief architect of Marakana Spark, the on-demand software platform that powers marakana.com and a number of other training companies. As an instructor he's taught hundreds of classes for everyone from Apple to Disney, from NASA to the Department of Defense.
In his spare time Aleksandar runs the San Francisco Java, Android, and HTML5 User Groups with over three thousand members across the three groups.
Aleksandar holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. He is also a father, photographer, hiker, and a race-car driver :-)
Marko founded Marakana back in 2001 to help underprivileged youth, minorities, and inner-city kids learn web technologies and get ahead in life. So Marakana emerged with goal of helping people get better at what they do professionally, focused on open source software training.
Marko is the developer of Marakana Android Training series. He has taught Android for companies such as Sony-Ericsson, Qualcomm, Ericsson Canada, and many others. Marko is a co-founder of San Francisco Android Users Group and regularly teaches Android Bootcamp at Marakana.
Marko is author of Learning Android book published by O'Reilly Media. This book is based on Android Bootcamp and incorporates best learning practices for new developers to start creating applications for this exciting open source mobile platform.
Marko is also the co-chair of Android Open, an O'Reilly conference focusing on Android ecosystem.
In 2006 Marko Gargenta published "PHP and MySQL By Example", a collection on PHP examples. The book was published by Prentice Hall, world's largest technology publisher and has been also translated to Spanish.
Marko Gargenta obtained his Bachelor of Mathematics Degree from University of Waterloo (Canada's MIT) and has been developing in Java since 1996. He lives in San Francisco, California.
More about Marko Gargenta...[top] Outline
Introduction to PHP
- From Static to Dynamic Websites
- What is PHP?
- What is MySQL?
- Where to get PHP and MySQL?
- The Big Picture: How PHP and MySQL fit the Web
PHP Fundamentals
- PHP.ini Configuration File
- Basic Syntax
- Mixing PHP and HTML
- About Comments
Quick Start for Programmers
- PHP Language Overview
Variables, Datatypes, Operators
- Escaping Special Characters
- Strings
- Numbers
String Manipulations
- String Concatenation, Upper/Lower Case, Sub Strings, Replacement
- String Formatting with printf
Conditionals
- If Statement
- Switch Statement
Loops
- For Loop
- While Loop
- Foreach Loop
- Loop Control (break and continue)
- Nested Loops
Functions
- Function Definition
- Function Scope
- Arguments and Return Values
Arrays
- What Are Arrays (definition)
- Indexing by Number
- Indexing by Strings - Associative Arrays
- Arrays and Loops
Form Processing
- Review of HTML Forms (check boxes, text fields, radio buttons)
- Retrieving Form Data
- The GET and POST method
- Submitting to Itself
Validating User Input with Regular Expressions
- Intro to Regular Expression Metacharacters
- Verifying Email Addresses, ZIP code, Phone Numbers, Credit Cards
- PCRE Functions
Files and Directories
- Read and Writing Files
- Working with Directories
- Working with CSV Files
- About File Permissions
Introduction to MySQL Administration
- The Command-Line Client
- MySQL Control Center
- Connecting to Database Server
- Selecting a Database
SQL Language
- The Big Picture: Databases, Tables, and Fields
- SELECT Statement
- INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE Statement
- CREATing Databases
PHP and MySQL
- Connecting from PHP to MySQL
- Executing SQL Queries
- Retrieving Query Results
- Putting It All Together
Sessions and Cookies
- Introduction to Sessions and Cookies
- Password-protecting Pages
Objects in PHP
- Introduction to Objects
- Properties and Methods
Introduction to PEAR
- Installing PEAR
- Overview of PEAR Library
Debugging PHP Code
- About PHP Error Handling
- Using Print to Narrow Error Messages
Advanced Topics
- PHP and Javascript
- PHP and Images
- PHP and PDF
- PHP and Flash
[top] Additional Notes
About Your Instructor
Marko Gargenta the co-author of PHP and MySQL by Example, a by-example book published by Prentice Hall (world's largest tech publisher). Marko has been tinkering with the web since Mosaic browser hit the net in 1994. Marko is now a Zend Certified Engineer and instructor for most of the Zend PHP classes, with fine focus on advanced PHP topics such as Zend Framework. Marko is big on Agile development processes, eXtreme Programming, and is a Certified ScrumMaster. He's a frequent speaker at Bay Area users' groups, including SFAgile.org (which he runs), SFJava.org and SFAndroid.org (which he co-founded). Marko's PHP specialty is bringing grownup concepts such as OOP, Agile, and the design patterns to the PHP community. Marko's other specialties are Java and Android.
[top] Student Testimonials
Explained the materials very well with examples.
This class gave me a greater understanding on PHP coding using best practices and was a great start to my professional development.
Good knowledge!
Enjoyed the class. The instructor broke down the material into very understandable form.
Thanks for your patience, Marko! It was extremely informative & fun too!
Real-life application and one-on-one training. Instructors care very much. Great facility!
