IT Applications - About Web Programming using PHP

Web Programming using PHP

to introduce the PHP programming language
to develop the PHP skills required to create dynamic websites, process forms, read and write external file data, and analyze and manipulate such data.
to encourage good programming practice by writing efficient well-documented code that can be easily understood by colleagues.
to help students to acquire the self-study skills and resources to enable them to further enhance their knowledge and capabilities with PHP.

Introduction to PHP: Open Source origins. PHP syntax (variables, control structures, functions)
Data Analysis: Using PHP to open, read, write and close external files and manipulate data. Pattern matching with regular expressions.
Form Processing: Using PHP to process submitted form data. Validating and displaying data/redisplaying form.
Security: Avoiding security pitfulls by careful coding.
Maintaining State With PHP: Cookies. Session management.