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Building Database Applications in PHP

Building Database Applications in PHP

This course is part of Web Applications for Everybody Specialization

Instructor: Charles Russell Severance

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Intermediate level

Some related experience required

Flexible schedule

2 weeks at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

96%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

Learn about the object-oriented patterns available in PHP.
Build your first 'complete' application that has multiple screens to Create, Read, Update and Delete your data.
Learn how PHP uses cookies and manages session data.

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4 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 5 modules in this course

In this course, we'll look at the object oriented patterns available in PHP. You'll learn how to connect to a MySQL using the Portable Data Objects (PDO) library and issue SQL commands in the the PHP language. We'll also look at how PHP uses cookies and manages session data. You'll learn how PHP avoids double posting data, how flash messages are implemented, and how to use a session to log in users in web applications. We'll then build the first 'complete' application that has multiple screens to Create, Read, Update and Delete (CRUD) our data. This brings all the previous concepts together and will form the basis for all later web applications. It is assumed that learners have already taken the Building Web Applications course in this specialization.

Module details

We look at the object oriented patterns available in PHP.

What's included

12 videos7 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

12 videosTotal 95 minutes

Welcome to the Course3 minutes
Object Oriented Concepts12 minutes
Creating Objects in PHP8 minutes
Object Oriented Libraries in PHP7 minutes
Object Life Cycle in PHP5 minutes
Object Inheritance in PHP9 minutes
Installing MAMP on Macintosh7 minutes
Installing MAMP on Windows1015 minutes
Installing XAMPP on Windows109 minutes
Windows: Using NGrok with the Autograder5 minutes
Macintosh: Using NGrok with the Autograder10 minutes
Bonus: Office Hours New York City5 minutes

7 readingsTotal 70 minutes

Textbook10 minutes
Help Us Learn More About You!10 minutes
Syllabus10 minutes
About This Section10 minutes
Installation Handouts10 minutes
Installing LAMP On Linux10 minutes
Submitting your code to the autograder10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

PHP Objects30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Your Own PHP/SQL/HTML/CSS Experience10 minutes

We look at how we connect to a MySQL using the Portable Data Objects (PDO) library and issue SQL commands in the the PHP language.

What's included

9 videos1 reading1 assignment2 app items

9 videosTotal 76 minutes

PHP Database Libraries8 minutes
Running SQL Queries in PHP12 minutes
Accessing MySQL Using PDO: Inserting Data10 minutes
Security Issue: Avoiding SQL Injection9 minutes
Error Handling with PDO8 minutes
Code Walkthrough - PHP, MySQL, and PDO9 minutes
Code Walkthrough - Inserting and Deleting Data10 minutes
Code Walkthrough - Security and SQL Injection8 minutes
Bonus: Office Hours Orem, Utah2 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Assignment Specification: Autos Database10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

PDO30 minutes

2 app itemsTotal 240 minutes

Autograder: Autos Database180 minutes
Peer graded: Autos Database60 minutes

We look at how PHP uses cookies and manages session data.

What's included

5 videos1 assignment1 app item

We look at how PHP avoids double posting data, how flash messages are implemented, and how we use a session to log in users in web applications.

What's included

7 videos1 reading1 assignment2 app items

7 videosTotal 59 minutes

Redirect, Routing, and Authentication10 minutes
Code Walkthrough - Routing and Redirect5 minutes
POST / Refresh / Redirect11 minutes
Code Walkthrough - POST / Redirect7 minutes
Implementing Login and Logout10 minutes
Code Walkthrough - Login and Logout (3)7 minutes
Bonus: Office Hours/Reunion Bletchley Park10 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Assignment Specification: Autos with Post-Redirect10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Routing30 minutes

2 app itemsTotal 240 minutes

Auto-Grader: Autos with Post-Redirect180 minutes
Peer-Grader: Autos with Post-Redirect60 minutes

Now we build our first 'complete' application that has multiple screens to Create, Read, Update and Delete (CRUD) our data. This brings all the previous concepts together and will form the basis for all later web applications.

What's included

5 videos3 readings2 app items

5 videosTotal 49 minutes

Create, Read, Update and Delete (CRUD)20 minutes
Code Walkthrough - CRUD in PHP15 minutes
Bonus: Office Hours - Atlanta, Georgia3 minutes
Fun: Dr. Chuck Pretends to be a News Anchor4 minutes
Fun: Graduation Ceremony7 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Assignment Specification: Autos C.R.U.D.10 minutes
Post-Course Survey10 minutes
Keep Learning with Michigan Online10 minutes

2 app itemsTotal 300 minutes

Auto-Grader: Autos CRUD240 minutes
Peer-Grader: Autos CRUD60 minutes

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Reviewed on Apr 29, 2020

The best online course I have done. Very thorough and possibly a little bit challenging for begginers. You have to put in some work and follow carefully. Very well made assignments. Thank you!

Reviewed on May 18, 2018

The best Instructor Professor Teacher I have ever seen! Amazing course for anyone or everyone indeed!Thanks endlessly to Dr.Chuck! He is Number 1!

Reviewed on Nov 27, 2020

The course was very instructive, all the details were explained two or three times in a single video and the course instructor was very charismatic and fun to listen to! Thanks for the course!

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