PHP / MySQL

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is an introduction to using PHP to build dynamic Web pages, that is, Web page that automatically change according to a user's input or information on a database. We will be reading from the required text and doing programming exercises. The assignments will be problems that you will solve by coding PHP pages that exercise the concepts learned to date. Additionally, you will learn the fundamentals of MySQL.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Define the basic syntax of coding PHP programs.
2. Use HTML forms with PHP.
3. Use standard PHP functions and be able to write their own custom functions.
4. Demonstrate a basic understanding of MySQL and be able to use it in a PHP program.
5. Build and maintain a small Web application.

The embedded Google Doc shows screenshots and the code from two websites I created that contain PHP driven functionality. The first uses a PHP script to send an email to me containing the form information. The second is connected to a MySQL database. The database stores user information and is used to log into the site. I can use this technology to communicate with learners and teach them to create database driven web sites. Additional comments and explanations are provided in the Google Doc.