The purpose of the course is

  • to teach students how to create web applications using PHP and MySQL;
  • to give understanding of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to allow them to style markup for web pages;
  • how to install and use an integrated PHP/MySQL environment like XAMPP or MAMP;
  • to introduce students the Fundamentals of PHP and MySQL;
  • how HTML forms are created and processed in the PHP language;
  • how to structure code using object-oriented programming techniques;
  • to introduce the students Structured Query Language (SQL) and integration of PHP and MySQL database, as well as MySQL data processing via PHP.