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Topics covered on this course include:
Concepts
- What is PHP? Demo
- Data Flow Demo
- What You'll Need pt. 1 Demo
- What You'll Need pt. 2 Demo
- Scripting vs. Viewing Demo
- Your First Script Demo
Absolute Basics
- Embedding PHP within HTML Demo
- Variables Demo
- Operators Demo
- More Complex Operators pt. 1 Demo
- More complex Operators pt. 2 Demo
Making Choices
- 'If' and Conditional Operators Demo
- Logical Operators Demo
- Using 'Else' and 'Elseif' Demo
- Multiple Choices: 'Switchcasebreak' Demo
- The Concise Conditional: '?' : Demo
Loops and Control Structures
- Repetition: The 'For' Loop
- 'While' and 'Do..While' Loops
- Get Me Out Of Here! 'Break' and 'Exit'
Data
- Introduction to Arrays
- Referencing and Sorting Arrays
- Associative Arrays pt. 1
- Associative Arrays pt. 2
- More About Arrays
- Multidimensional Arrays
- Joining Arrays and Splitting Strings
- More String Manipulation
- Replacing Text Within Strings
- Introduction to Regular Expressions pt. 1
- Introduction to Regular Expressions pt. 2
- More About Regular Expressions
- More About Regular Expressions pt. 2
- Replacing Text Using Regular Expressions
Querying A Database
- Our Sample MySQL Database
- Connecting to the Database
- Retrieving Data
Interacting With The User
- A Simple HTML Form
- A Simple PHP Search Script. pt. 1
- A Simple PHP Search Script. pt. 2
- Validating User Input
- A Search Feature With Dynamic Options pt. 1
- A Search Feature With Dynamic Options pt. 2
- An HTML Form For User Feedback
- Adding The Feedback to the Database pt. 1
- Adding The Feedback to the Database pt. 2
- Validating an Email Address
- Uploading a File pt. 1
- Uploading a File pt. 2
Intermediate Coding Techniques
- Reusing Code: Functions pt. 1
- Reusing Code: Functions pt. 2
- Variable Scope
- Calling By Value or By Reference
- Variable Numbers of Arguments
- Calling Functions Through Variables
- Recursive Functions
- Date and Time
- Using External Code Resources
- Error Capture: The Graceful Death pt. 1
- Error Capture: The Graceful Death pt. 2
- Error Capture: Custom Error Handlers pt. 1
- Error Capture: Custom Error Handlers pt. 2
Sessions and Users
- A Simple Login System
- Sessions
- Cookies
- Logging a User In pt. 1
- Logging a User In pt. 2
- Logging Out
- Registering a User pt. 1
- Registering a User pt. 2
Objects
- Classes And Objects
- Properties and Methods pt. 1
- Properties and Methods pt. 2
- Constructor Functions
- Inheritance pt. 1
- Inheritance pt. 2
- Polymorphism
- Aggregation pt.1
- Aggregation pt. 2
Building a Data-Driven Website
- The Project: A Discussion Forum
- Common Elements pt. 1
- Common Elements pt. 2
- Adapting the Login Page pt. 1
- Adapting the Login Page pt. 2
- Adapting the Registration Page
- View all Threads pt. 1
- View all Threads pt. 2
- Viewing a Thread pt. 1
- Viewing a Thread pt. 2
- Making or Editing A Post pt. 1
- Making or Editing A Post pt. 2
- Deleting a Post or Thread
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