PHP and MySQL Online Course By ed2go

Introduction to PHP and MySQL Outline

There are twelve lessons total in this ed2go course. The course lasts eight weeks and two lessons are studied each week. All course material is supplied online. You can print the lessons and at the end of your study, you will have a PHP and MySQL reference that will serve you well in your Web site development.

This course is not a push over. It will take effort and participation. In the end, you will have a solid foundation in PHP and MySQL dynamic Web site development. It is well worth the effort ... and you can do it all in the comfort of your own home!

When you complete this online PHP and MySQL course, you will have built your own Web site with code that you can reuse in future Web site development projects. You will know how to develop powerful, dynamic Web sites using PHP and MySQL.

All of the lessons have interactive discussion areas where you can freely ask your instructor, or fellow students, questions. The discussion areas are your chance to pick the brain of your expert PHP and MySQL class instructor. Reading, asking questions, and following along in the interactive discussion areas are an important part of the online class and will add much to your expertise.

WEEK 1
1.) What Is PHP?

2.) Basic PHP Programming

WEEK 2
3.) Create a MySQL Database

4.) Develop a Dynamic Home Page

WEEK 3
5.) Display Database Content Dynamically

6.) Allow Visitors to Enter Data

WEEK 4
7.) Implement a Simple Search Engine

8.) Produce Attractive Printer-Friendly Pages

WEEK 5
9.) Control User Access

10.) Backup and Restore MySQL Database Files

WEEK 6
11.) Implement Paging

12.) Keep Your Application Running Smoothly

• There is a two-week grace period at the end of the course. You'll have plenty of time to complete all of the lessons.
• You will have access to all lessons until the course ends.
• Each lesson has an interactive discussion area where you can freely ask your instructor, or fellow students, questions.
• Each lesson's interactive discussion area will automatically close two weeks after the lesson is released, so it is a good idea to complete each lesson within two weeks of its release
• A final exam will be released on the same day as the last lesson. At the release of the final exam, you have two weeks to complete all the course work, including the final exam.
• The final exam is optional. If you take the final exam and you pass, then you can print an impressive Certificate of Completion with your name on it.
• The final exam is open-book and you can take all the time you need to answer the multiple choice questions.
• When you pass the final exam, you earn 2.4 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) and will have received a total of 24 hours of training.
• Each lesson has an optional quiz that you may take to test your learning progress. Taking these quizzes is a good idea, as they will help prepare you for the final exam.
• TIP: Take advantage of the lesson interactive discussion areas, you get to pick the brain of your ed2go instructor. He's a PHP and MySQL expert and will bend over backwards to answer your questions and help you.