Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the basic structure and syntax of PHP coding
• Illustrate how to use variables in PHP code
• Employ HTML forms to interface with PHP pages
• Use mathematical functions to do calculations in PHP pages
• Use string functions in PHP pages, including encryption and decryption
• Illustrate how control structures can enhance PHP output
• Describe how arrays can increase PHP functionality
• Create and use functions in PHP pages
• Manipulate files and directories on a PHP server
• Set up and configure a MySQL database
• Interface PHP pages with a MySQL database
• Use cookies to personalize PHP output
• Create PHP Web applications

Effective as of Fall 2013