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PHP Programming for the Web
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- Online course: Internet access required
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- $595 (EDP 897405)
Robert Adams Jr., M.S., is currently employed by Northrop Grumman in Baltimore, where he has worked since 1979 as a software programmer, systems designer, systems engineer and technical lead engineer on numerous defense-related programs. Independently, he does Web programming and consulting, and has taught for UC Berkeley Extension for more than 10 years. He has experience in various languages, including C, C++, C#, Perl, PHP and JavaScript.
Textbook(s) for this course:
PHP 6 and MySQL 5 for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide
Author: Larry Ullman
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Publication Year: 2007
ISBN: 032152599X
X400 (1 semester unit in EECS)
An elective in the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Information Systems and ManagementLearn the fundamentals of PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, how PHP functions in the Web’s client-server relationship and how it relates to standard HTML. You gain an understanding of one of the most common uses for PHP: handling the data created by an HTML form. Other topics include writing PHP scripts, using PHP to manage data and creating Web applications with PHP. You also learn some of PHP’s more advanced features and security issues.
Prerequisites: You should have a hosted website with 10 MB of disk space, MySQL and PHP. In general, most Web hosts offer workable sites. Free PHP Web-hosting options are also available.
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