Learning Outcome

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• add your first PHP script

Review

• using Chrome's developer mode to inspect your website

Lesson

• note that PHP works alongside HTML and CSS

• go over history of "Hello World!" program

• go over what a variable is

Daily Assignment

• go through this PHP Variables Tutorial

• go through this PHP Form Handling Tutorial

• accept the ICS2O Unit1-07 PHP Assignment in Github Classroom

• create a web page, with the following requirements:

  • 1 PHP file, using MDL

  • have 1 form field that asks for the user's name

  • welcomes the user on submit by name.

• Because we are using our local server, you don't need to publish your webpage on GitHub Pages.  The PHP wouldnt' work anyway.  

• In a nutshell...here is what you need to do: 

  • <form> tag needs an action=handler.php

  • <form> tag needs a method=POST

  • <input> tag needs a name=

  • <button> needs a type=submit

  • make sure my button is inside my form

Extra

• create an "index2.php" file, with the following requirements:

  • 1 php file, using MDL

  • you must include a favicon

  • 2 buttons that each have their own JavaScript alert