World Wide Tutorial

• Introduction to PHP
  • What is PHP
  • Why Another Language
  • Getting Started
  • Intro to Variables
  • Environment Variables
  • If..Elseif..Elseif
  • While Loops
  • For Loops
  • Switch Statements
  • Quick Tips
  • Using Forms in PHP
• Functions
  • Intro to Functions
  • Passing Vars to Functions
  • Scope of Functions
  • Includes and Require
• Extending Functions and Using Arrays
  • Pre-Defined PHP Functions
  • Using Arrays
  • Arrays with Forms
• Intro SQL and MySQL
  • Intro to MySQL
  • Learning more SQL
  • Using PHP with MySQL
• Class and Objects
  • Intro
  • Building Classes
  • Using Classes in PHP
  • Extending Classes
• Session Management
  • What is session management
  • Using Cookies
  • Using Cookies in PHP4
  • Shopping Cart
• Creating Images with PHP
  • Uses of dynamic images
  • Creating Polygons, Text, Colors
  • Using existing images
  • True Type Fonts and Watermarking
  • Creating Charts, bar graphs and other data diagrams
• Database Abstraction
  • Overview
  • Creating the logic
  • Creating our own
  • PEAR Example
• Templating Concepts
  • Overview
  • Examples and Benefits
  • Other templating systems
• Output Buffering
• • PDF Creation
  • PDF Background
  • PDF Classes
  • PDFs with user input
• Dynamic PDFs

Additionally, we will cover the basic differences between other popular systems such as Perl, Cold Fusion, Java and ASP. Individuals coming from those backgrounds are encouraged to attend to learn the differences between those systems and PHP and how best to migrate to PHP.