1. Introduction to PHP and MySQL – Creating Database-Driven Websites

2. Introduction to PHP and MySQL – Creating Database-Driven Websites
PHP is an open-source server-side scripting language used for the creation of dynamic web pages for e-commerce and other web based applications. It is also one of the most popular server-side languages commercially used today. With consistent fast performance, high reliability and ease of use, MySQL has become the open-source database of choice for many organisations. Together, these two technologies provide you with a simple, free and powerful platform for building dynamic, database-driven web applications.

3. Introduction to PHP and MySQL – Creating Database-Driven Websites
This hands-on practical course is designed to enable web developers and others with limited programming experience to build dynamic e-commerce websites using the PHP programming language and MySQL database. An understanding of basic HTML/XHTML is assumed.

4. Introduction to PHP and MySQL – Creating Database-Driven Websites
Understanding PHP Basics
Introducing PHP
Using Variables and Operators
Controlling Program Flow
Working with Arrays
Using Functions and Classes

5. Introduction to PHP and MySQL – Creating Database-Driven Websites
Understanding MySQL Basics
Relational Database Design
Structured Query Language
Data Manipulation Language
Simple and Advanced SQL Queries
MySQL Administration Tools
Creating a Content Management System

6. Introduction to PHP and MySQL – Creating Database-Driven Websites
Working with Data from Other Sources
Working with Files and Directories
Working with XML
Working with Cookies, Sessions and Headers

7. Introduction to PHP and MySQL – Creating Database-Driven Websites
Security and Troubleshooting
Handling Errors
Securing PHP
Extending PHP

8. Introduction to PHP and MySQL – Creating Database-Driven Websites
PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (recursive acronym)
In use in over 20 million websites and over a third of the world’s Web servers
Developed by a worldwide community of volunteers and freely available at no cost
Developed by Rasmus Lerdorf 1994 – called PHP/FI
Further improved by Andi Gutmans and Zeev Suraski – PHP 3.0

9. Introduction to PHP and MySQL – Creating Database-Driven Websites
2008 – ‘Netcraft’ survey showed PHP in use on over 30 million websites
We are using PHP 5.3xxx
Latest version is PHP 6.0

10. Introduction to PHP and MySQL – Creating Database-Driven Websites
PHP – Unique Features
Performance – fast execution of scripts
Portability – available for UNIX, MS Windows, Mac OS and OS/2 – and portable between platforms
Ease of Use – “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” plus exhaustive documentation
Open Source (like MySQL) – Any developer, anywhere, can inspect the code tree, spot errors and suggest possible fixes. The result is a stable, robust product where bugs are rapidly resolved.

11. Introduction to PHP and MySQL – Creating Database-Driven Websites
PHP – Unique Features
Community Support – The results of which include the libraries of extensions -
PEAR (PHP Extension and Application Repository) and
PECL (PHP Extension Community Library)
Third-Party Application Support – Support for a wide range of databases – including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server. XML support
And it doesn’t stop there…..GIF, JPEG, PNG formats, SMTP, IMAP, POP3, SOAP and REST protocols. PHP can even manipulate PDF documents!!

12. Introduction to PHP and MySQL – Creating Database-Driven Websites
PHP – Client-Server Framework

13. Introduction to PHP and MySQL – Creating Database-Driven Websites
PHP – Development Environment
Base operating system (OS) and server environment – Linux, Windows
Web server (usually Apache on Linux or IIS on Windows)
PHP interpreter to parse and execute PHP code – and return results to the web server
Database engine (for example, MySQL)
PHP is executed on the server cf. client/browser-side scripting – and only the output is sent to the browser
Thus the code is completely independent of browser quirks!!

14. Introduction to PHP and MySQL – Creating Database-Driven Websites
PHP – Sample Applications
phpMyAdmin ( = A PHP-based administration tool for MySQL
phpBB ( = PHP-bases online bulletin board
Gallery ( = PHP-based digital photo archive
PoMMo ( = mass mailing application
Smarty ( = PHP-based framework of templates for separating business logic from user imterface
Wordpress ( = Weblog publishing tool
Squirrelmail, eZ Publish, Mantis……..

15. Introduction to PHP and MySQL – Creating Database-Driven Websites
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