PHP Fundamentals II

What Will You Learn?

PHP Fundamentals II is designed to teach the intermediate PHP developer higher-level concepts, including a detailed introduction to object-oriented programming, advanced language and web development methodologies, and PHP Frameworks development, so you can:

• Create database-driven web applications similar to the course applications.
• Leverage object-oriented programming (OOP) techniques in your applications.
• Use built-in objects to interface a database.
• Analyze input data and learn to filter and validate it, and why.
• Request a web service and process the return data.
• Learn how to better recognize inefficient coding practices, and improve them.
• Learn best practices.
• Learn a few concepts called software design patterns.
• How to throw and handle exception objects.

Read our Frequently Asked Questions for more information.

Audience

This course is designed for PHP developers who have at least 12 months of PHP experience. An understanding of object-oriented programming in PHP is helpful.

Prerequisites

This course requires a foundation-level knowledge of the PHP language and syntax. Before you take this class, you should take PHP I  — or have equivalent knowledge of:

• Quotes and comments
• Data types (strings, integers, floats, booleans, arrays, resources, and null)
• Operators and order of precedence
• Constant and variable identifiers
• Arrays
• Conditional and looping constructs
• Functions
• Concept of encapsulation
• Scoping rules
• PHP/HTML integration

Class Format

This online class provides nine 2-hour, instructor-led lectures coupled with practical examples and student exercises. You will be given a participant course guide, to help you follow along with the lectures and exercises.

Registration, Terms, and Conditions

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Class Duration

Classes include 18 total training hours spread across a 2-4 week course. Classes meet 2-3 times per week, with each session lasting between 2-3 hours.

Scheduling

Classes are scheduled to meet the needs of our customers. Once you purchase a class, we will assign you to a class (based on your time zone) within 60 days of purchase.

Next Steps

After you have purchased your Zend online training course, you will receive an email detailing the registration process. If you have any questions, please contact us at itraining@zend.com.