PHP is a popular, reliable programming language at the foundation of many smart, data-driven websites. This comprehensive course from Kevin Skoglund helps developers learn the basics of PHP (including variables, logical expressions, loops, and functions), understand how to connect PHP to a MySQL database, and gain experience developing a complete web application with site navigation, form.

Website and database assimilation is a necessity for many of today's businesses, and learning to work with PHP is key to integration success. The objective of PHP with MySQL Essential Training is to teach both new and experienced web developers the comprehensive steps for building dynamic, data-driven, interactive websites.

Instructor Kevin Skoglund demonstrates the entire Website and database assimilation is a necessity for many of today's businesses, and learning to work with PHP is key to integration success. The objective of PHP with MySQL Essential Training is to teach both new and experienced web developers the comprehensive steps for building dynamic, data-driven, interactive websites. Instructor Kevin Skoglund demonstrates the entire process of building a content management system. He starts with the basics of the PHP language (variables, arrays, loops, functions, etc.) and works up to building dynamic web pages with a MySQL back end. Kevin also covers blueprinting applications; structuring and interacting with databases; building, validating, and processing forms; and regulating user access with passwords.

In addition, he provides practical advice, offers examples of best practices, and demonstrates refactoring techniques for improving existing code. Exercise files accompany the tutorials. Topics Include: Viewing PHP configuration information Exploring data types Understanding logical expressions Working with loops Defining and using functions Building web pages Creating a database in MySQL Building a content management system Duration: 10.75 hoursOn 2 CD-ROMs. Usually I'm a big fan of the lynda.com tutorials/books. But this one felt somewhat disorganized and too fast to keep up with.

Concepts weren't thoroughly covered and some black holes appeared when getting from point A to B. The author of this things covers information so fast that I found myself constantly wondering if I had been watching some other tutorial 5 minutes ago. The amount of information jammed down your throat is so large I felt like somebody was trying to use a mallet to pound a bri Usually I'm a big fan of the lynda.com tutorials/books. But this one felt somewhat disorganized and too fast to keep up with. Concepts weren't thoroughly covered and some black holes appeared when getting from point A to B. The author of this things covers information so fast that I found myself constantly wondering if I had been watching some other tutorial 5 minutes ago.

The amount of information jammed down your throat is so large I felt like somebody was trying to use a mallet to pound a brick in through my ear. *Great for those who already know some things about PHP. NOT FOR BEGINNERS. I'm a php newbie and I wanna tell you this training is best among the books I've read and training I've watched. Kevin uses a lot of examples to clearly describe how control structures, functions and variables work, he also builds a content management system using what he teaches in first 11 chapters to show how all of the functions and variables and database work together.

Now I'm going to watch PHP With MySQL Beyond The Basics, it's mostly about object oriented programming and some intermediat I'm a php newbie and I wanna tell you this training is best among the books I've read and training I've watched. Kevin uses a lot of examples to clearly describe how control structures, functions and variables work, he also builds a content management system using what he teaches in first 11 chapters to show how all of the functions and variables and database work together. Now I'm going to watch PHP With MySQL Beyond The Basics, it's mostly about object oriented programming and some intermediate php techniques.