1. PHP Basics |
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- a. How PHP Works
b. The php.ini File
c. Basic PHP Syntax
i. PHP Tags
ii. PHP Statements and Whitespace
iii. Comments
iv. PHP Functions
v. Hello World!
d. Variables
i. Variable Types
ii. Variable Names (Identifiers
iii. Type Strength
iv. Hello Variables!
v. Variable Scope
vi. Superglobals
vii. Constants
viii. Variable-Testing and Manipulation Functions
e. First PHP Script
f. PHP Operators
g. Creating Dynamic Pages
i. Single Quotes vs. Double Quotes
ii. Passing Variables on the URL
h. Passing Variables via the Query String
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2. Flow Control |
a. Conditional Processing
i. If Conditions
b. Working with Conditions
c. Loops
i. while
ii. do...while
iii. for
iv. break and continue
d. Working with Loops |
3. Arrays |
a. Enumerated Arrays
i. Initializing Arrays
ii. Appending to an Array
iii. Reading from Arrays
iv. Looping through Arrays
b. Working with Enumerated Arrays
c. Associative Arrays
i. Initializing Associative Arrays
ii. Reading from Associative Arrays
iii. Looping through Associative Arrays
iv. Superglobal Arrays
d. Working with Associative Arrays
e. Two-dimensional Arrays
i. Reading from Two-dimensional Arrays
ii. Looping through Two-dimensional Arrays
f. Array Manipulation Functions |
4. PHP and HTML Forms |
a. HTML Forms
i. How HTML Forms Work
ii. A Sample HTML Form
iii. Form Variables
b. Processing Form Input
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5. String Manipulation |
a. Formatting Strings
i. Concatenation
ii. String Manipulation Functions
iii. Examples of String Functions
b. Working with String Manipulation Functions
c. Magic Quotes
i. magic_quotes_gpc
ii. magic_quotes_runtime
iii. Recommendation on Magic Quotes |
6. Reusing Code and Writing Functions |
a. Including Files
i. require
ii. require_once
iii. auto_prepend_file and auto_append_file
b. Adding a Header and Footer
c. User Functions
i. Defining and Calling Functions
ii. Default Values
iii. Variable Scope
iv. By Reference vs. By Value
d. Form Processing
i. Code Organization
e. Form Validation and Presentation Functions
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7. Managing Data |
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a. Querying a Database
i. mysqli() Overview
ii. mysqli Methods and Properties
iii. Inserting and Updating Records
iv. mysqli Prepared Statements
b. Inserting Records |
8. MDB2 |
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a. Advantages and Disadvantages of MDB2
i. Why use a database abstraction layer?
ii. When not to use a database abstraction layer?
b. Using MDB2
c. Creating a Customer Report |
9. Authentication with PHP and SQL |
| a. A Database-less Login Form
b. Authenticating Users |
10. Regular Expressions |
| a. Perl-compatible Regular Expression Functions
i. preg_match()
ii. preg_replace()
iii. Regular Expression Tester
b. Regular Expression Syntax
i. Start and End ( ^ $ )
ii. Number of Occurrences ( ? + * {} )
iii. Common Characters ( . \d \D \w \W \s \S )
iv. Grouping ( [] )
v. Negation ( ^ )
vi. Subpatterns ( () )
vii. Alternatives ( | )
viii. Escape Character ( \ )
c. Form Validation Functions with Regular Expressions |
11. Session Control and Cookies |
a. Sessions
i. Configuring Sessions
ii. Session Functions
b. Cookies
c. Authentication with Session Control |
12. Sending Email with PHP |
| a. mail()
i. Shortcomings of mail()
b. PHPMailer
c. Sending a Password by Email |
13. File System Management |
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a. Opening a File
i. fopen()
b. Reading from a File
i. fgets()
c. Writing to a File
i. fwrite()
d. Writing to a File
e. File Locking
i. flock()
f. Uploading Files via an HTML Form
g. Getting File Information
h. More File Functions
i. Directory Functions
i. Getting a Directory Listing
j. Creating a Resume Management Page |
