PHP II: Higher Structures

The Zend PHP II: Higher Structures course is designed to expand a beginning programmer’s understanding of the PHP language. This intermediate-level course builds upon knowledge gained in PHP I: Foundations. It utilizes a hands-on approach with numerous examples and practical exercises, as well as a key development project, to enhance learning. You will also have the opportunity to use the Zend Studio IDE (Integrated Development Environment) to continue honing your coding skills utilizing best practices and effective tools.

This course is offered online - with a live instructor - for 18 hours (9 - 2 hour sessions) or can be adapted for the classroom setting.

Course Schedule

Start Date	Schedule	Number of Sessions	Hours
May 19	Mon/Wed/Fri (May 19, 21, 23, 27, 28, 30, June 2, 4 & 6)	9	7am - 9am PDT 10am – 12pm EDT 2pm-4pm GMT
June 9	Mon/Wed/Fri (June 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25 & 27)	9	11am-1pm PDT 2pm-4pm EDT 6pm-8pm GMT

Audience

This course continues where PHP I: Foundations leaves off, and is designed for novice PHP developers who want to further advance their skills in the PHP language and already know the basics of PHP syntax, language constructs, and web site functionality. Experienced programmers in Procedural and OO languages should refer to the Quick Start: PHP for Experienced Programmers course description. ILE programmers are coached to complete the PHP I: Foundations and PHP II: Higher Structures courses, as the language syntax they are used to is unique and quite different from PHP.

Pre-requiste(s)

PHP I: Foundations, or equivalent knowledge. **

Objectives

To learn the essentials for creating web-based PHP applications

Topics Include

PHP Language Concepts: Scope, Globals, working with Files, Advanced Variable Usage / Array Manipulation and References
Configuring PHP: PHP.INI configuration considerations
Regular Expressions: Using Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions in PHP applications
PHP and OOP Concepts: Principles of Object Oriented Programming and Design, Access Modifiers, Abstract Classes, Interfaces, and more
Building Applications: Debugging, Security and Validation
PHP Web Fundamentals: Server Communication, Sessions & Cookies, Working with Forms and Form Validation, Email, HTTP Headers, Buffers & Caches
PHP Database Basics: Introduction to manipulating database contents using PHP; PDO
PHP Application Essentials: Best Approaches to Creating Applications; Course project

Course Note

** This course assumes a thorough grounding in the language and syntax of PHP and does not fully review those topics. It also assumes that students who completed the Foundations course have practiced applying the skills they learned before attempting this next level.

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