MySQL and PHP are two of the most popular open source technologies to emerge during the past decade. PHP is a powerful language for writing server-side Web applications. MySQL is the world's most popular open source database. Together, these two technologies provide you with a powerful platform for building database-driven Web applications. This hands-on MySQL and PHP training course teaches attendees everything they need to successfully build data-driven Web sites using MySQL and PHP.

PHP Training Prerequisites
All MySQL and PHP training attendees must be fluent in HTML.

What You'd Learn

Introduction to PHP
Language Basics

Functions
• Calling a Function
• Defining a Function
• Variable Scope
• Function Parameters
• Return Values

Strings
• Quoting String Constants
• Printing Strings
• Accessing Individual Characters
• Cleaning Strings
• Encoding and Escaping
• Comparing Strings
• Manipulating and Searching Strings
• Regular Expressions

Arrays
• Indexed Versus Associative Arrays
• Identifying Elements of an Array
• Storing Data in Arrays
• Extracting Multiple Values
• Converting Between Arrays and Variables
• Sorting
• Using Arrays

Session Management
Working with Files
Error Management
Real Life Project