…In the previous two videos.…You've seen how serverside includes work…and how the various include commands differ.…Now, it's your turn to put that information into practical effect.…You can work with a site of your own but if you're a premium…subscriber you will find a folder called Hansel and Patel in the download files.…It contains the case study I'll be using through the rest of this course.…It's part of a site for a fictitous flower shop called…Hansel and Petal, and it was originally built using HTML pages.…
I've already converted the file names and internal links…to PHP pages, and to keep things relatively simple.…There are only nine pages.…So if you want to try out the links, this one works.…Arrangements, and then, mixed arrangements.…And then, if we go into that menu again,…mixed roses, build a bouquet, and our designers.…These links all work.…The challenge, should you wish to accept, is to examine the…HTML in either this website, or an existing website of your own.…
And decide which column elements could be moved to external files.…
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12/9/2013Note: This course was recorded with Adobe Dreamweaver, but you can use the code editor of your choice to follow along.
- How to use PHP in a webpage
- Storing and displaying text and numbers in variables
- Using functions
- Adding comments to your PHP scripts
- Moving common page elements to include files
- Displaying different content on a page
- Working with multiple values in arrays and loops
- Getting form input sent by the POST method
- Using PHP sessions to preserve data
- Storing data in session variables
- Connecting to and querying a database
- Handling errors
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 30s
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Using the exercise files5m 13s
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1. Introduction to PHP
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How to use PHP in a web page6m 43s
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2. Using Server-Side Includes for Common Page Elements
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3. Using Conditions to Change Page Output
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How PHP makes decisions3m 30s
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4. Working with Multiple Values in Arrays and Loops
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Labeling array elements7m 21s
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5. Getting User Input from a Form
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Calculating the order total6m 34s
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6. Displaying Content from a Database
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Loading data into MySQL5m 37s
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Connecting to the database7m 47s
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Querying the database6m 15s
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Linking to a details page2m 40s
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7. Handling Errors
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Dealing with PHP errors4m 15s
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Tracking down parse errors4m 32s
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Conclusion
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What's next?2m 26s
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