PHP: Real World Programming with PHP 5

Introduction
What This Course Will Cover
Prerequisites
What You Will Need
Setting Up a Work Environment

Getting Started
Naming Conventions
Avoiding Common Problems
Formatting Your Code

PHP Essentials
String Variables
Numeric Variables
Boolean Variables & Comparison Operators
Conditional Statements
Arrays
Looping
Built-in Functions
Creating Your Own Functions

Special Variables
$GET
$POST
$SESSION & $COOKIE
$FILES
$SERVER

PHP & MYSQL
Relational Database Design
SELECT
SQL INSERT Statement
SQL Update & Delete

Object Oriented PHP
Objects & Classes
Methods & Properties
Inheritance
Magic Methods - Constructor/Destructor
More Magic Methods
Access Modifiers
Method Chaining
The Static Keyword

Practical Example
Setting Up a Workspace
Using the Database Class

New in PHP5
New Object-Oriented Features pt. 1
New Object-Oriented Features pt. 2
New Extensions in PHP5
What Else Is New in PHP5?

Model-View-Controller
What is MVC?
Models
Views
Controllers
Design Patterns pt. 1
Design Patterns Pt. 2

PHP Frameworks
Codeigniter
Codeigniter Setup
Creating a Codeigniter Application pt. 1
Creating a Codeigniter Application pt. 2
CakePHP
Symfony
Zend Framework

Useful Technologies
Object Relational Modeling (ORM)
Template Systems
Image Manipulation
Revision Control Systems

Third-Party Solutions
phpList
OSCommerce & Zen Cart
OpenCart
WordPress
Drupal
Joomla/Mambo
CKEditor & TinyMCE
Learning Management
Project Management
Customer Relationship Management
Point-of-Sale
Enterprise Resource Planning

PHP & AJAX
AJAX Basic Overview
XMLHTTPRequest
JQuery
Other JavaScript Frameworks

Planning a Project
Determining Requirements
Client Communication
Developing a Workflow
Debugging
Security Considerations
Optimization
Types of Hosting
SEO
Maintenance
Testing

Rapid Application Development
RadPHP
Codecharge Studio
PHPRunner
CakeApp
AppFlower

Wrapping Up
Areas to Explore
PHP6

Credits
About the Author