ITC 201 Web Programming with PHP/MySQL

3 Credit(s)

This course is an introduction to the open-source PHP language, including a comprehensive review of basic syntax and applications, and to the MySQL database standard. Students will learn to code, execute, test and install PHP applications, apply advanced PHP techniques to web page design, and implement websites that create and access remote databases in a variety of client-style applications. Topics will include: variables, functions, loops, arrays, string handling, files, and basic server applications. MySQL, a related web database application, will be introduced. Students will learn how to create databases, update tables, and perform advanced web functions integrating PHP with forms, CSS and Javascript. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: ITC 181.