##Intro to PHP (Official)
Slides and materials are hosted at
http://roenok.github.io/gdi-php-intro/
https://gdiminneapolis.github.io/gdi-php-intro/.
This is the official Girl Develop It PHP curriculum, initially developed by Sylvia Pellicore.
The course is meant to be taught in 4 two-hour sections. Each of the slides and practice files are customizable according to the needs of a given class or audience.
PHP is the language that powers Facebook, Wikipedia, WordPress, and more--in fact, it is the most common server-side language on the web! You can use PHP to build interactive, dynamic websites. We will go over the basics of programming with PHP--variables, functions, loops, and more! We will also show you how to connect your code to a MySQL database. By the end of the class you will have a fully functional PHP website.
Many programming courses end up glossing over some of the tricky words -- 'variable', 'object', 'method' -- this course is especially designed for beginners new to programming concepts, so you'll learn to program with PHP. If those words are confusing to you now, no worries! You're exactly who we want to teach.
You should have: (a) taken Intro to HTML/CSS through Girl Develop It, or (b) have a working knowledge of HTML
This course is specifically for beginners and we advise experienced developers to not take this class
- Your laptop (Mac, PC, or Linux are all okay).
- A modern web browser - either Chrome or Firefox with Firebug installed.
- A text editor. We recommend Sublime Text 2 (free; available for Mac, PC, and Linux).
An overview of the history of PHP, what it is, and how it is used on the web. Covers basic PHP concepts including variables and data types.
Introduces functions, boolean variable, and if/then/else statements.
Introduces more complex programing concepts, including loops, arrays, objects, and methods.
Introduction to using forms and cookies to add interactivity to web pages.