PHP and MySQL are the most popular programmes for creating small web apps. Using these programmes, developers can create more dynamic sites and apps with greater functionality.
No starting dates
-
Starting date to be confirmed
- Duration: 10 weeks (unconfirmed)
- Fees: £430 (unconfirmed)
Testimonial
Course overview
Topics covered include object-oriented programming in PHP, PDO, database integrity, authentication, security and session handling, server side data validation, on-the-fly image generation, PHP libraries and Composer, and configuration of web development environments under Windows and Unix.
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Build modular web applications
- Use object oriented programming techniques
- Keep track of users with sessions and cookies
- Secure a PHP site
- Integrate with 3rd-party web services using PHP
- Process web forms robustly and securely.
Led by an experienced web developer, the course aims to takes your existing skills to the next level, developing real-world web applications with PHP and MySQL.
Who is it for?
This advanced short course is ideal for those who have successfully completed the Web Programming with PHP/MySQL Part 1 or have good PHP/MySQL skills. You will require (X)HTML authoring skills ideally through completion of our introductory web authoring course Building Websites with HTML5 and CSS3.
Find out more about our Programming at City, University of London courses
Timetable
This practical course takes place over ten weekly evenings.
City Short Courses follow the academic year, delivering courses over three terms. These include:
- Autumn - October
- Spring - January
- Summer - April
Benefits
- Delivered by an industry professional
- Taught in small groups
- Awarded a City, University of London certificate
What will I learn?
- Object oriented PHP (OOPHP)
- Database interaction with PDO
- Manipulating files and folders with PHP
- Web services with cURL and JSON
- Form processing, validation and file uploads
- Sessions, cookies and data persistence
- Website authentication and access control
- Database integrity techniques (constraints, transactions, locks)
- Working with Composer and third party libraries
- Security pitfalls in web applications
- Application design techniques and industry standard practices
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Build modular web applications
- Use object oriented programming techniques
- Keep track of users with sessions and cookies
- Secure your PHP site
- Integrate with 3rd-party web services using PHP
- Process web forms robustly and securely.
Eligibility
Successful completion of Web Programming with PHP/MySQL Part 1 or equivalent PHP/MySQL skills and completion of our introductory web authoring course Building Websites with HTML5 and CSS3, or equivalent (X)HTML authoring skills.
English requirements
You will need a good level of spoken and written English to enrol on this course.