1. Advanced Web 2012 Lecture 12 Sean Costain 2012

2. Course Summary Sean Costain 2012 To develop skills in web design and authoring  Html 5 / CSS 3 / PHP / MySQL To gain an understanding of the evolving web based digital environment To effectively use the available digital technologies to present information  Build websites using advanced technology

3. Lecture 1 Sean Costain 2012 HTML 5 is not yet a Web Standard First Working Draft January 2008 HTML 5 is designed to replace HTML 4, XHTML 1 and DOM Level 2 Due to the modular nature of CSS 3, not a single browser is fully compatible with CSS 3. Chrome 20 has the most features implemented. HTML 5 DOM Level 2 XHTML 1.0 HTML 4 Discussion of current social media constructs, such as facebook, myspace, pintrest, linkedin and flicker.

4. Lecture 2 Sean Costain 2012 The web is a matrix of servers that handle client requests and deliver the content at a per-request action. Server technology - Remote servers - Local servers TCP/IP – IPv4 and IPv6

5. Lecture 3 Sean Costain 2012 Databases A database is a structured way of dealing with structured information. An organized mechanism for storing, managing and retrieving information. Information is stored in tables Think of a table as a single spreadsheet, a database consists of multiple spreadsheets that can be linked together using a key. Normalisation -Rules, 3 rd level -How to break down data

6. Lecture 4 Sean Costain 2012 Introduction to PHP -Comments -Echo -Choices: If..Then -Loops (for and while) -Connecting to a database -C.R.U.D.

7. Lecture 5 Sean Costain 2012 Self calculating forms Including additional files Functions C.R.U.D as functions Sessions & Cookies

8. Lecture 6 Sean Costain 2012 Php allows for the : Creation Reading Appending Deleting Uploading And Closing Of files. Login choices for client - Session use and If..Then

9. Lecture 7 Sean Costain 2012 Exporting your SQL to a singular file is an excellent way to create a portable backup. This SQL file is a single text file that can contain all of the information that is needed to recreate the database and the tables and the raw data if needed. Backup your files -Skydrive -Unidrive -Dropbox

10. Lecture 8 Sean Costain 2012 Security Issues An important aspect of building a social media site, is to provide the end user with a sense of security. This form of security can come in many forms. These are: Password Protection Privacy Spam protection Malware Protection Virus Protection As a developer, your terms and conditions help cover you for what you can’t control.

11. Lecture 9 Sean Costain 2012 No Lecture, straight into assessment work - More php / mysql coding

12. Lecture 10 Sean Costain 2012 The core software is built by hundreds of community volunteers, and there are thousands of plugins and themes available to transform a website into almost anything imaginable. WordPress started in 2003 with a single bit of code to enhance the typography of everyday writing. Starting as just a blogging system, Wordpress has evolved to be used as full content management system for websites.

13. Lecture 11 Sean Costain 2012 Wordpress Themes The make up of a word press site consists of a few types of files. These files are: -index.php -Page.php -Style.css -Header.php -Footer.php -Single.php -Sidebar.php Themes are stored in the wp-content/themes folder

14. Assessment 3 Sean Costain 2012 Brief: Design and build a theme for wordpress. Due: Week 13, Friday 5pm. What is needed Construct a working theme for Wordpress o Use HTML 5 and CSS 3 Documentation of theme o Concept o Creation of theme o Problems encountered/resolved Presentation of site Submission 5pm Friday submission time Wednesday Lecture/tutorial presentation of theme o Powerpoint Zip all web pages o Rename zip file with student number Submit in electronic format (Email [seancostain@student- partners.com.au] or CD), both the pages and your documentation.