PHP & MySQL Course

·      Recommended software overview

·      Install on windows

·      Install Atom on Windows

·      Practical Exercise

·      Write Your First PHP Code: Display a Message in Your Web Browser

·      Variables in PHP:What They are, How to Create & Name Them

·      Basic Variable Types: Strings and Numbers

·      Basic Variable Types: Boolean and Null

·      Perform Operations on Variables: Operators

·      Strings: Using Single or Double Quotes and Variable Interpolation

·      PHP concepts, variables and operators

·      Variables and Operators

·      Practical Exercise

·      Introduction to Arrays: Create an Array and Access its Elements

·      Assign Manual Array Indexes and Create Associative Arrays

·      Create and Access Multidimensional Arrays

·      Process Each Element of an Array: foreach Loops

·      Process the value & index of each array element using a foreach loop

·      Practical Exercise

·      Run Code Conditionally: the if Construct

·      Compare One Value to another: Comparison Operators

·      Run Code Multiple Times Based on a Condition: While Loops

·      Run Code a Specific Number of Times: For Loops

·      Add More Conditions to an If Statement Using Elseif

·      Perform Different Actions Based on Different Conditions: The Switch Statement

·      Control structures and comparison operators

·      Practical Exercise

·      The Language of Web Pages: An Introduction to Html

·      Use Head and Body Elements to Structure an Html Document

·      Structure the Content of your Page Using Heading and Paragraph Elements

·      Give Text Emphasis or Importance Using the em and Strong Elements

·      Display Ordered and Unordered Lists of Items

·      Insert Images into an Html Document

·      Add a Link from One Page to Another Using a Hyperlink

·      Add Semantic Structure to The Body of an Html Document

·      HTML basics

·      Practical Exercise

·      Create Dynamic Content: Mixing HTML and PHP

·      Use PHP Control Structures Mixed with HTML

·      Make HTML More Readable: Use Whitespace and Comments

·      Addendum: changes to the available resources in the following video

·      Make PHP Easier to Maintain: Use Comments and Coding Standards

·      Mixing PHP and HTML

·      Practical Exercise

·      Where to Store Data in a Dynamic Website: An Introduction to Databases

·      Access the Database Server Using phpMyAdmin And Create a Database

·      Use Tables to Store Structured Data in a Database

·      Select Some Data from The Database: An Introduction to Sql

·      Using Indexes: Make Queries Faster and Order the Result Set

·      Connect to the Database from PHP

·      Query the Database from PHP And Get the Results

·      Combine PHP and HTML to Show a Formatted List of Articles

·      Databases - connecting and selecting data

·      Practical Exercise

·      Add a New Page to Show a Single Article

·      Passing Data in the URL: Send the Article ID Using the Query String

·      Avoid SQL Injection: Validate the ID Passed in from the Query String

·      Don't Repeat Yourself: Extract Repeated Code to a Separate File

·      Organise and Secure Access to the Included Files

·      Multiple pages in PHP

·      Practical Exercise

·      Getting Data from the User: An Introduction to Forms in HTML

·      Change the Method the Form Uses to Send its Data: get vs post

·      Get Different Types of Data from the User: Basic Input Types

·      Access Data from the form on the Server

·      Add a Multi-line Text Control: The Textarea Element

·      Present a Fixed List of Options: The Select Element

·      Toggle an Option on or off: checkboxes

·      Select only one Option from a List: Radio Buttons

·      Add an Accessible Caption to Each Input: The Label Element

·      Make the Form Easier to Use: Fieldsets and placeholders

·      Common form Control Attributes: Readonly, disabled and autofocus

·      Validate Input Using HTML5 form Validation

·      Forms in HTML

·      Practical Exercise

·      Introduction to MySQL

·      Understanding MySQL

·      Open source database capabilities

·      MySQL administration

·      Data types

·      Tables and queries

·      Installation of MySQL

·      Learning to deploy MySQL Constraints

·      MySQL ALTER TABLE Command

·      Working with MySQL IN Operator

·      MySQL Sorting

·      MySQL Joins

·      Understanding MySQL Sequences

·      Add a Form to Insert a New Article

·      Insert a New Article into the Database & Get the ID of the New Record

·      How SQL Injection Attacks Work

·      Avoid SQL Injection Attacks: Escape Input

·      Avoid SQL Injection Attacks: Use Prepared Statements

·      Inserting data into the database

·      Databases - inserting data

·      Practical Exercise

·      Functions: Define and Call a Function in PHP

·      Create a Function to Connect to the Database

·      Validate the Form Data & redisplay the Form with Error Messages if Invalid

·      Maintain Previously-supplied Data When redisplaying an Invalid Form

·      Avoid Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Attacks: Escape Untrusted Content

·      Insert NULL if the Publication Date is Empty

·      Validate the Publication Date is a Valid Date and Time

·      Redirect to the Article Page After Inserting a New Article

·      Functions in PHP

·      Practical Exercise

·      Editing Existing Articles: Create a Function to Get a Single Article

·      Add a Form for Editing an Existing Article

·      Add a Validation Function and Validate the Form Data

·      Change Existing Data in the Database: The SQL UPDATE Statement

·      Update an Existing Article in the Database

·      Create a Function to Redirect to Another URL

·      Databases - updating data using MySQL

·      Practical Exercise

·      Delete Existing Data in the Database: The SQL DELETE Statement

·      Delete an Existing Article in the Database

·      Use the POST Request Method to Delete the Article

·      Get Confirmation from the User Before Deleting the Article

·      Improve Database Performance: Only use SELECT * when Necessary

·      Updating and deleting data in the database

·      Practical Exercise

·      Make the Web Browser Remember you between Visits: An Introduction to Sessions

·      Store Data in the Browser: Cookies in PHP

·      Store a Value in the Session to Log in and Log out a User

·      Add a Login form and Process the User's Login Credentials

·      Completely Destroy the Session on Logout and Redirect Back to the Index Page

·      Increase Security: Prevent Session Fixation Attacks

·      Restrict Access to a Page to a Logged-in User Only

·      Sessions and cookies

·      Practical Exercise

·      Classes and Objects: An Introduction to Object-Oriented PHP

·      Object Attributes: Adding Properties to a Class

·      Object Functions: Adding Methods to a Class

·      Object Initialisation: The Constructor Method

·      Control Access: Public and Private visibility of Properties and Methods

·      Public Properties vs Getter and Setter Methods

·      Static Properties and Methods

·      Constants: Using Define and const to Create Constant Values

·      Inheritance: Using the Extends Keyword to reuse Code and reduce Repetition

·      Overriding Methods and Using the Parent Keyword to Call the Parent Class Code

·      Control Access: Protected Visibility of Properties and Methods

·      Object-oriented PHP

·      Practical Exercise

·      Add a Database Class and Connect to the Database Using PHP Data Objects (PDO)

·      Queries in PDO: Change the Index Page to Use the New Database Class

·      Catch Database Errors Using Exceptions and try ... catch Blocks

·      Prepared Statements with Named Parameters in PDO: view an Individual Article

·      Create an Article Class and Use it on the Index and Article Pages

·      Fetch the Database Record as an Object Instead of an Array

·      Update the Article Record Using PDO

·      Move the Validation Function to the Article Class

·      Delete the Article Record Using PDO

·      Insert a new Article Record Using PDO and get the ID of the New Record

·      Practical Exercise

·      Create a User Class and a Method to Authenticate a User

·      Create a Table to Store User Data in the Database

·      Authenticate the User with Data from the Database

·      Store Passwords Securely: PHP Password Hashing Functions

·      Store the Password as a Hash in the Database and Verify it on Login

·      PDO and password hashing

·      Practical Exercise

·      Convert the auth Include into a Class

·      Convert the url Include into a Class

·      Autoloading Classes: Require Class Files Automatically

·      Add an Initialisation Script Including an Autoloader

·      Returning a Value Using Require: Add a Script to get the Database Connection

·      Practical Exercise

·      Move all Authentication-related Code to the Auth Class

·      Create an Admin Index and Load Classes Relative to the site root Directory

·      Displaying Tabular Data in HTML: Tables

·      Display the Admin List of Articles in a Table and Restrict Access to the Page

·      Add Sitewide Navigation Links

·      Move the Edit and Delete Article Scripts to the admin Area

·      Move the New Article Script to the admin Area

·      Autoloading classes and requiring files

·      Practical Exercise

·      Pagination: Split Database Results up Into Pages

·      Add a Method to the Article Class to get a Single Page of Article Records

·      Add a Paginator Class and Calculate the offset and Limit from the Page Number

·      Get the Page Number from the Query String

·      Validate the Page Number using the filter_var Function

·      Add Previous and Next Pagination Links

·      Calculate the Total Number of Records and Pages

·      Add Pagination to the admin Index and Create Shared Pagination Links

·      Tables and pagination

·      Practical Exercise

·      Uploading Files: Add a Form to Upload an Article Image

·      Handle the Upload Error Code

·      Restrict the Size of all Uploaded Files using PHP Configuration Settings

·      Restrict the Size of an Uploaded File in an Individual Form

·      Restrict the Type of an Uploaded File

·      Create a Folder for Uploads and Move the Uploaded File into it

·      Sanitise the Uploaded Filename as a Security Precaution

·      Don't Overwrite Existing Files in the Uploads Folder

·      Save the Filename to the Article Record in the Database

·      Display the Uploaded Image if an Article has one

·      Delete the Previous image File when an Article Image is Updated

·      Add an Option to Delete an Article's Image file

·      Uploading files

·      Practical exercise

·      Database Relationships: Create a Table and Data for Categories

·      One-to-one Relationships Between Tables

·      One-to-many Relationships Between Tables

·      Joins: Selecting Data from Multiple, Related Tables at Once

·      Relationship Constraints

·      Many-to-many Relationships Between Tables

·      Practical Exercise

·      Show an Article's Categories on the Individual Article Page

·      Get an Article's Categories in an Object Method

·      Add a Category Class and form Inputs to edit an Article's Categories

·      Insert Article Categories while Avoiding Duplicate Records in the Join Table

·      Insert Article Categories More Efficiently using a Single Query

·      Delete Article Category Records if Unchecked in the Form

·      Add Categories When Inserting a new Article Record

·      Pagination and Joins: Show Categories in the Index Page

·      Database relationships

·      Practical Exercise

·      Execute Code in the Browser: An Introduction to JavaScript

·      Using the jQuery Library

·      Add jQuery and a Custom Script file to the CMS

·      Add Delete Confirmation Using JavaScript and POST

·      Client-side form Validation Using the jQuery Validation Plugin

·      An Introduction to Ajax with PHP

·      Use JSON to Safely Encode Structured Data in an Ajax Request

·      JavaScript and PHP

·      Practical Exercise

·      Only Show an Individual Article if it's been Published

·      Only Show Published Articles on the Index Page

·      Use the Date Time Class & the Time Element to Show the Published Date & Time

·      Show the Published Date and Time of Articles in the admin Area

·      Publish Unpublished Articles Using an Ajax Request

·      Practical Exercise

·      Add Styling and Formatting to HTML: An Introduction to CSS

·      Using CSS Frameworks: Bootstrap et al

·      Add a General Layout and Style the Navigation Links

·      Add Styling and Layout to Forms and Tables

·      Add a Custom Stylesheet and Style the List of Articles

·      Add a Date and Time Picker Plugin to make Selecting Dates and Times Easier

·      CSS basics

·      Practical Exercise

·      Add a Contact Page for Sending an Email

·      Validate the Submitted Contact Form

·      Get Access to a Mail Server

·      How to Send Email from PHP: The Mail Function and PHP Mailer

·      Send Email from the Contact Page Using PHP Mailer

·      Practical Exercise

·      Extract Environment-dependent Settings out into a Single Configuration File

·      Deny Direct Access to the config file from a Browser

·      Handing Errors and Exceptions: user-defined Handling Functions

·      Display Error and Exception Details Depending on the Environment

·      HTTP Status Codes and Handling Ajax Errors

·      Sending emails and error handling

·      Practical Exercise

·      Deployment: Publish your Code on a Live Server

·      Project Discussion

·      Requirements analysis of Project