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    PHP is an open source, server-side, HTML embedded scripting language. It is used to create dynamic Web pages. PHP code is significantly easier to maintain and update than comparable Perl or ASP code.

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    Introduction to PHP

    Julie Scott
    OIT, Faculty Support
    Program Lead, Learning Technology

    What is PHP?
    • PHP = Hypertext Preprocessor
    • Why not HP or HPP?
    • PHP is a recursive acronym.
    • An acronym in which the first letter of the
    first word represented by the acronym is
    the acronym itself.
    • For example: GNU “GNU is Not UNIX!”

    More….What is PHP?
    • An open source, server-side, HTML
    embedded scripting language.
    • It is used to create dynamic Web pages.
    • PHP script is enclosed within special PHP
    tags.
    • This allows you to jump between HTML
    and PHP.

    1
    More….What is PHP?
    • PHP is executed on the server.
    • The client cannot view the PHP code.
    • PHP can perform any task that any CGI
    program can do.
    • Its strength lies in its compatibility with
    many types of databases.
    • Also, PHP can talk across networks using
    IMAP, SNMP, NNTP, POP3, or HTTP

    PHP versus Perl


    • Shorter development time.
    • Easy-to-use scripting language.
    • PHP code is significantly easier to
    maintain and update than comparable Perl
    or ASP code.
    • Cross-platform compatibility – will work on
    any of the existing Internet servers.

    Learning PHP
    • Some Books

    Publisher Book Title

    O’Reilly Programming PHP


    PHP Cookbook
    Wrok PHP Programming

    SAMS PHP Developers


    Handbook

    2
    Learning PHP

    • Online Tutorials
    • Zend http://www.zend.com/zend/tut/
    • PHP.net
    • Dev Shed:
    http://www.devshed.com/c/b/PHP/
    • PHP and Postgres
    http://pgsql.designmagick.com/

    PHP Editors
    • Dreamweaver MX in code view
    • Homesite

    Free editors
    • PHP Edit (Windows)
    • BBEdit Lite (Macintosh)

    For a comparison of editors see


    • http://www.php-editors.com

    Basic PHP syntax


    PHP TAGS: <?php ?>
    PHP statements end in a semicolon ;

    // this is an inline comment

    ###################
    # another comment #
    ###################

    /* this is another type of multi-line


    comment */

    3
    More….Basic PHP
    • Variable names begin with a “$” sign and
    are case sensitive
    • Function names are NOT case sensitive
    • Class names are NOT case sensitive
    • Data can be stored in arrays
    • Arrays are associative or indexed
    • Arrays can have more than one data type

    More….Basic PHP
    • Variables can be local or global
    – Global variables can be used anywhere
    – Local variables are local to a function or class
    • Most variables are treated as strings
    • Special variables exist
    – Server variables
    – Form variables
    – Session variables

    WMU Specifics
    • wwwtest.wmich.edu
    • For SQL database access contact Derek
    – We support PostgreSQL
    – Note most online tutorials use mySQL
    • You can read and write flat files
    – Files must be protected so the server can
    read and write to them

    4
    Some Examples
    • Reading and Writing Flat Files
    – http://www.wmich.edu/~scott/
    – (click on the PHP-Workshop Link)
    – http://www.wmich.edu/itc/workshops
    • Check WebCT workshop registeration

    • Reading SQL database


    – http://www.wmich.edu/itc/workshops/
    • Old workshops not displayed
    • New workshops displayed on separate link

    What is a Dynamic Web Page


    A dynamic Web page is a
    page that interacts with the
    user, so that each user visiting
    the page sees customized
    information
    [back]

    Exercise One

    <body>
    <?php
    $today = "Wednesday" ;
    echo " <h2>Hello World</h2>";
    echo " Today is $today";
    echo phpinfo();
    ?>
    </body>

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