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Course Description

Server-side coding

Course Code: G220
Recommended Duration: 2 Days

Benefits - Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Code CGI programs in php to perform various functions on the server for a website:
Generate webpages incorporating passed information
Create saved webpages then transmit them to the user
Send emails regarding actions taken on the server side
Create MySQL (or similar) tables on the server for holding user information
Add, modify, and delete rows in MySql tables
Note: this course is being created and its structure, duration, and content may change

Audience:

Anyone who needs to create common gateway interface (CGI) programs on a webserver.

Prerequisites:

Familiarity with forms and transmitted data as covered in our course G200, "You and HTML and the World Wide Web"

A course narrative

After one day you can code php programs to emit HTML pages, and to create permanent HTML pages

After two days you can save, access, change, and delete information in a relational database such as MySQL using php

Spread throughout the course are tips on design, testing, and debugging your work.

Exercises

There are 8 hands-on exercises.

Notes

The student materials include 300+ page notebook and a USB memory stick with supporting files for all the labs

These are reference quality materials with summaries and a comprehensive index