PHP is a widely used programming language which works on the principal of server side scripting to produce dynamic Web pages. It can be easily integrated with HTML and SQL to produce these dynamic web pages, and is often used to process the contents of a Web page form as it is more secure and reliable than JavaScript.

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PHP Programing & MySql Admin
PHP is a scripting language designed to fill the gap
between SSI (Server Side Includes) and Perl, intended
for the web environment. The newest version of PHP is
5.5 and it is heavily recommended to always use the
newest version for better security, performance and of
course features.
Basically, PHP allows a static webpage to become dynamic. "PHP" is an acronym that stands
for "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor". The word "Preprocessor" means that PHP makes changes
before the HTML page is created. This enables developers to create powerful applications
which can publish a blog, remotely control hardware, or run a powerful website such as
Wikipedia or Wikibooks. Of course, to accomplish something such as this, you need a database
application such as MySQL
In PHP training course, students will learn to create database-driven websites using PHP and
MySQL or the database of their choice.
In advanced PHP training course, students will learn advanced features of the PHP web
programming language. You will learn object-oriented PHP programming and how to use PHP
to process XML and build Ajax applications.
Class Goals
 Learn how PHP works.
 Learn the basic syntax of PHP.
 Learn to create dynamic interactive pages with PHP.
 Learn to manipulate files with PHP.
 Learn to work with arrays in PHP.
 Learn to validate forms with PHP.
 Learn to write functions in PHP.
 Learn to manipulate and manage database data with PHP.
 Learn to authenticate users with PHP.
 Learn to manage sessions with PHP.
 Learn to work with the MDB2 package.
 Learn advanced form validation with regular expressions.
 Learn to send email with PHP.
 Learn how to program in object-oriented PHP.
 Learn to process XML with PHP.
 Learn to work with PEAR modules.
 Learn PHP Security techniques.
 Learn to build to an e-commerce application with PHP.

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I. Introduction to PHP Training
Class Outline
1. PHP Basics
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
2. Flow Control
A. Conditional Processing
a. If Conditions
B. Working with Conditions
C. Loops
I. while
II. do...while
III. for
IV. break and continue
D. Working with Loops

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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
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

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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
7. Managing Data
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
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
a. preg_match()
b. preg_replace()
c. Regular Expression Tester
B. Regular Expression Syntax
a. Start and End ( ^ $ )
b. Number of Occurrences ( ? + * {} )
c. Common Characters ( . d D w W s S )
d. Grouping ( [] )
e. Negation ( ^ )
f. Subpatterns ( () )

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g. Alternatives ( | )
h. Escape Character ( )
C. Form Validation Functions with Regular Expressions
11. Session Control and Cookies
A. Sessions
a. Configuring Sessions
b. Session Functions
B. Cookies
C. Authentication with Session Control
12. Sending Email with PHP
A. mail()
a. Shortcomings of mail()
B. PHPMailer
C. Sending a Password by Email
13. File System Management
A. Opening a File
a. fopen()
B. Reading from a File
a. fgets()
C. Writing to a File
a. fwrite()
D. Writing to a File
E. File Locking
a. flock()
F. Uploading Files via an HTML Form
G. Getting File Information
H. More File Functions
I. Directory Functions
a. Getting a Directory Listing
J. Creating a Resume Management Page
II. Advanced PHP Training
Class Outline

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1. Advanced PHP Techniques
A. Multidimensional Arrays
B. Advanced Function Definitions
C. The Heredoc Syntax
D. Using printf() and sprintf()
2. Developing Web Applications
. Documenting Code
A. Code Style and Structure
B. Modularizing a Web Site
C. Affecting the Browser Cache
3. Advanced Database Concepts
. Storing Sessions in a Database
A. Working with U.S. Zip Codes
B. Creating Stored Functions
C. Displaying Results Horizontally
4. Security Techniques
. Remembering the Basics
A. Validating Form Data
B. Using PECL Filter
C. Authentication with PEAR Auth
D. Using MCrypt
5. E-commerce Techniques
. E-commerce Concepts
A. Creating the Database
B. Creating the Configuration File
C. Making the Template
D. Creating the Index Page
E. Browsing by Category
F. Showing a Product
G. Implementing a Shopping Cart
H. Validating Credit Cards
6. Basic Object-Oriented Programming
. OOP Theory
A. Defining a Class

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B. Creating an Object
C. The $this Attribute
D. Creating Constructors
E. Creating Destructors
F. Autoloading Classes
7. Advanced OOP
. Advanced Theories
A. Inheriting Classes
B. Inheriting Constructors and Destructors
C. Overriding Methods
D. Access Control
E. Using the Scope Resolution Operator
F. Creating Static Members
G. Abstract Classes and Methods
8. Real-World OOP
. Catching Exceptions
A. Extending the Exception Class
B. Creating a Shopping Cart Class
C. Using the Cart Class
9. Using PEAR
. Using Benchmark
A. Using HTML_QuickForm
B. Using Mail_Mime
C. Ajax
D. Introduction to Ajax
E. A Simple Example
F. Full-Fledged Ajax
G. Debugging Ajax Applications
10. XML and PHP
. What Is XML?
A. XML Syntax
B. Attributes, Empty Elements, and Entities
C. Document Type Definitions
D. Parsing XML
E. Creating an RSS Feed

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III. MySql Administration
Class Overview
This MySQL training class teaches the configuration, security
management, administration, backup and restore, and
optimization of MySQL databases.
Class Goals
 Understand the MySQL Architecture.
 Learn to start and shutdown the MySQL server.
 Learn to install MySQL.
 Learn to configure MySQL components.
 Learn to use different storage engines supported in MySQL.
 Learn to secure the elements of a MySQL installation.
 Learn to maintain security of a MySQL installation via user management and access rights.
 Learn to work with the MySQL Administrator Graphical User Interface.
 Learn to perform backup and restore operations using multiple MySQL tools.
 Learn to optimize MySQL at various levels - installation, database and queries.
 Learn to perform database replication in MySQL.
Class Outline
1. Introduction to Database Concepts and MySQL
A. Features of a Relational Database
B. Where does SQL Fit in?
C. Database Access
D. Why MySQL?
E. The History of MySQL
2. Installation, Configuration, and Upgrading
. MySQL Software
A. MySQL Software Features
B. Preparing to Install MySQL
C. Available Client Software
D. After the Download
E. Configuring the Server
F. Starting the Server
G. The Initial User Accounts
H. Verifying Server Operation
I. Upgrading
J. Copying a Database Between Architectures

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K. Environment Variables
3. Database Design
. Developing the Design of a Database
A. Database Entities
B. The Primary Key
C. Foreign Key Relationships
D. Data Models and Normalization
E. Second Normal Form (2NF)
F. Third Normal Form (3NF) and Beyond
G. Translating a Data Model into a Database Design
4. Using the mysql Command-Line Tool
. Running the mysql Client
A. Customizing the mysql Prompt
B. mysql Commands
C. Using the Help Command
D. Some Useful mysql Options
E. Working with a Database
F. Examining Table Definitions
G. Other SHOW Options
5. DDL: Data Definition Language
. DDL and DML Overview
A. Building Table Definitions
B. Identifiers
C. Column Definitions
D. Numeric Datatypes
E. ENUM and SET Types
F. Date and Time Datatypes
G. AUTO_INCREMENT
H. UNIQUE Constraints
I. Primary Keys
J. Modifying Tables
K. Foreign Keys
L. Renaming and Dropping Tables
6. MySQL Storage Engines
. Storage Engine Overview

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A. Other Storage Engine Types
B. The Basics of Commonly Used Storage
C. Engines
D. MyISAM Limits and Features
E. MyISAM Data File Format
F. InnoDB and Hardware Limitations
G. InnoDB Shared Tablespace
H. Configuration
I. InnoDB Per-Table Tablespaces
J. InnoDB Data Management
K. MEMORY and FEDERATED
L. MERGE and ARCHIVE
7. Utilities
. Client Overview
A. Specifying Options for Command-Line
B. Clients
C. Client Option Files
D. Checking Tables with myisamchk and
E. mysqlchk
F. Using myisamchk and mysqlchk for
G. Repairs
H. mysqlshow and mysqlimport
I. Using mysqldump
J. The Query Browser
K. MySQL Query Browser: Deeper
L. MySQL Administrator: Basic
M. Operations
N. MySQL Administrator: Monitoring the
O. Server and User Administration
P. Third Party Tools
8. Administering a Database and Users
. The Server-Side Programs
A. Starting the MySQL Server
B. Using SET for Server Options
C. Table Management
D. Server Log Files

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E. mysqladmin
F. Backup and Restore
G. Miscellaneous Functions
H. User Account Management
I. Understanding User Privileges
J. User Account Rights Management
K. User Account Privileges
L. Managing Access to the Database
M. Environment
9. Database Programmability
. Stored Routines: Basic Concepts
A. Routine Creation and Use
B. Flow Control Statement
C. Writing Blocks of Code
D. Triggers
E. Stored Routines, Triggers, and the
F. Binary Log
G. Table HANDLERs
H. Prepared Statements
10. Optimization and Performance
. Tuning
A. Hardware Limitations
B. Optimizing the MySQL Server's
C. Interaction with the External
D. World
E. Adjusting the MySQL Server
F. Configuration
G. Optimizing Your Database
H. Optimizing Queries
I. The Use of Indexes to Support Queries
J. Thinking about JOIN Queries
K. Query Sorts, Indexes, and ShortCircuiting
L. INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and
M. Table Locks
N. Some General Optimizations
O. Optimizations Specific to MyISAM

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P. Optimizations Specific to InnoDB
11. MySQL Programming Interfaces
. Database Application Architectures
A. Connecting MySQL to ODBC
B. Connecting MySQL to MS/Office and
C. MS/Access
D. Connecting to MySQL from Perl
E. Programming Perl to MySQL
F. Connecting to MySQL from PHP
G. Programming PHP to MySQL
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