Introduction to PHP

Course Details and Syllabus


Course:	Introduction to PHP
Tuition:	$338.3
Time Frame:	Due to our monthly lab fee system, this course is completely self-paced. You can expect to work approximately 40 hours on this course.
Technical Requirements:	As long as you have a web browser and internet connection, you can take this course from anywhere in the world.
CEUs:	4 Continuing Education Units with official letter from the University of Illinois Office of Continuing Education.
Software:	The web-based Learning Sandbox^® provided for you will contain all your lessons, projects, quizzes, account files, editors, and parsing tools necessary to build your skills from beginning to end, even beyond coursework. No other software is needed.
Instructor:	You will have one instructor throughout the course who will evaluate your projects and quizzes, hand them back for improvement when necessary, and coach you throughout your skills advancement.
Book:	All required course materials and software are included online within the Learning Sandbox^®. However, within a few weeks of enrolling, you'll receive the free book PHP Cookbook, Second Edition as a complimentary reference from O'Reilly.
Certificates:	Completion of this course counts toward the Open Source Programming Certificate Series.
Prerequisites:	Introduction to HTML and CSS, or equivalent HTML coding skills. This course is meant for the beginning or intermediate programmer.
Topics:	Variables, Operators, Control Structures, Loops, Arrays, Strings, Environment Variables, HTML Forms & Headers, Cookies & Sessions, Files, Date & Time, Debugging, Code Reusability and Readability, etc.
Syllabus:	PHP Lab 1 -- Introduction How to Learn using Useractive Courses Understanding the Learning Sandbox Top Five Reasons to Learn PHP PHP Lab 2 -- PHP Basics PHP Delimiters and Comments Variables in PHP Modifying Variables and Values with Operators PHP Lab 3 -- Decisions Comparison Operators and Conditions IF and ELSE Control Structure Logical Operators PHP Lab 4 -- Multiple Control Structures and Loops Multiple Control Structures WHILE and FOR Loops PHP Lab 5 -- PHP Functions and Variable Scopes Creating Code Reusability with Functions Function and Variable Scopes Parameters and Return Values Built-in PHP Function Libraries PHP Lab 6 -- Arrays Creating an Array Associative Arrays Creating Multi-Dimensional Arrays Traversing and Manipulating Arrays More Built-in Functions PHP Lab 7 -- Strings What Are Strings? Manipulating Strings Built-in String Functions Regular Expressions PHP Lab 8 -- Fixing Broken PHP Things That Professors Don't Talk About Enough Debugging Tips Notes on Scalable Programming PHP Lab 9 -- Forms in PHP Forms Review Using Superglobals to Read Form Inputs Register Globals in PHP Nesting Variable Names PHP Lab 10 -- Utilizing Internet Tools Environment and Server Variables Using HTTP Headers Manipulating Query Strings Sending Emails PHP Lab 11 -- Date and Time Date and Time Standards Date and Time Functions Some Useful Projects PHP Lab 12 -- Using Files Including and Requiring Files Reading and Writing Files Allowing Users to Download Files PHP Lab 13 -- Cookies & Sessions What Are Cookies? Knowing the User Through Sessions PHP Lab 14 -- FINAL PROJECT Your Own Shopping Cart

Earn a Certificate

for Professional Development from the University of Illinois' Office of Continuing Education upon completion of a selected series of courses.