PHP Introduction

Leer dynamische websites bouwen met PHP: ontdek hoe deze scripttaal samenwerkt met HTML en databases voor interactieve webapplicaties.

In deze cursus maakt u kennis met de basisbegrippen en functies van PHP, een veelgebruikte scripttaal voor het bouwen van dynamische webpagina’s en applicaties. U leert hoe PHP werkt in combinatie met HTML en databases, en hoe u interactieve en functionele websites ontwikkelt.

• PHP Basics
  • How PHP Works
  • The php.ini File
  • Basic PHP Syntax
    • PHP Tags, PHP Statements and Whitespace, Comments, PHP Functions
  • Variables
    • Variable Types, Variable Names (Identifiers ), Type Strength
    • Variable Scope, Superglobals
    • Constants
    • Variable-Testing and Manipulation Functions
  • PHP Operators
  • Creating Dynamic Pages
    • Single Quotes vs. Double Quotes
    • Passing Variables on the URL

• Flow Control
  • Conditional Processing
    • If Conditions
  • Loops
    • while, do... while, for, break and continue

• Arrays
  • Indexed Arrays
    • Initializing, Appending to, Reading from, Looping through Arrays
  • Associative Arrays
    • Initializing, Reading from, Looping through Associative Arrays
    • Superglobal Arrays
  • Two-dimensional Arrays
    • Reading from, Looping through Two-dimensional Arrays
  • Array Manipulation Functions

• PHP and HTML Forms
  • HTML Forms
    • How HTML Forms Work
    • A Sample HTML Form
    • Form Variables
    • Processing Form Input

• String Manipulation
  • Formatting Strings
    • Concatenation
    • String Manipulation Functions
  • Magic Quotes
    • magic_quotes_gpc
    • magic_quotes_runtime
    • Recommendation on Magic Quotes

• Reusing Code and Writing Functions
  • Including Files
  • Adding a Header and Footer
    • auto_prepend_file and auto_append_file
  • User Functions
    • Defining and Calling Functions
    • Default Values
    • Variable Scope
    • By Reference vs. By Value
  • Form Processing
    • Code Organization
    • Form Validation and Presentation Functions

• Managing Data
  • Querying a Database
    • mysqli() Overview
    • mysqli Methods and Properties
    • Inserting and Updating Records
    • mysqli Prepared Statements

• MDB2
  • Advantages and Disadvantages of MDB2
    • Why use a database abstraction layer?
    • When not to use a database abstraction layer?
  • Using MDB2
  • Creating a Customer Report

• Authentication with PHP and SQL
  • A Database-less Login Form
  • Authenticating Users

• Regular Expressions
  • Perl-compatible Regular Expression Functions
    • preg_match(), preg_replace()
    • Regular Expression Tester
  • Regular Expression Syntax
    • Start and End (^ $ )
    • Number of Occurrences (? + * {} )
    • Common Characters ( . \d \D \w \W \s \S )
    • Grouping([])
    • Negation(^)
    • Subpatterns( () )
    • Alternatives( | )
    • Escape Character (\)
  • Form Validation Functions with Regular Expressions

• Session Control and Cookies
  • Sessions
    • Configuring Sessions
    • Session Functions
  • Cookies
  • Authentication with Session Control

• Sending Email with PHP
  • mail()
  • PHPMailer
  • Sending a Password by Email

• File System Management
  • Opening, Reading from, Writing to a File
  • File Locking
  • Uploading Files via an HTML Form
  • Getting File Information
  • More File Functions
  • Directory Functions
    • Getting a Directory Listing
  • Creating a Resume Management Page