Resources
List of Text Editors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PHP_editors
Basic Tutorials
Very good basic tutorial to get started with some nice scripts to run
http://www.freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/php/
http://inpics.net/phpbasics.html
Basic overview with extended reference to the php language options
http://www.w3schools.com/PHP/
Script Samples
Huge list of pre-built php scripts
http://www.hotscripts.com/category/php/
Questions From Class
Sample Site Online
scottleduc.org
Downloads
Wordpress_psd2css_template file
Digital Image Manipulation (Photoshop)
Goals
Learn the basic syntax and commands of PHP
Terms
HTML
PHP
Web Form
Browser
<?php ?>
Variable
Quotes
Echo
$_POST
Web Server
Array
Superglobal
Mail()
Concepts
HTML on Client side
PHP on Server side
PHP Syntax and command structure
Resources
Head First PHP & MySQL Book
Download: It’s Alive: Add Life to Your Static Pages
Projects
Aliens Abducted Me HTML Form
Build a HTML form
Read pages 1 - 7 in book
Create report.html
You [...]
Make a folder named “surf” on your desktop.
Make another folder named “media” inside your surf folder.
Download the surf.html file into your surf folder.
http://hulk.osd.wednet.edu/sleduc/surf/
Download the surf.gif file into your media folder.
http://hulk.osd.wednet.edu/sleduc/surf/media/surf.gif
Open surf.html in Dreamweaver.
View the source code and look to see how the div tags work in the CSS at the top of the page and [...]
This screencast is for students working through the Head First HTML and CSS book. Student from other classes may find it useful, because the process for publishing is the same for everyone.
Example Mock-up
Creating a paper protototype is the first step in building a web site. A List Apart, a web site for, “For people who make websites”, is a great place to learn about web design and development.
Shawn Medero published an article on Paper Prototyping. Itn highlights the importance of creating paper mock-ups with great examples. [...]
If you cannot access your hulk.osd.wednet.edu account because of a 403 error, follow the instructions in this video. You will use the “chmod” command to establish privileges to see your files from the Internet. It should fix the permissions. If you would like to learn more about the command line controls of your Hulk read [...]
