Clients

No joke ... but we have taught (in many cases, more than once) to all of these companies:

(Click here to see some testimonials as well)

* Accolade Publishing
* Ace4Training
* ACS-APT Computer Systems Ltd
* Active Silicon
* Active Solutions Europe Ltd
* Allied Manufacturing
* American Express Travel
* Arity Limited
* aura
* BCIM London South Bank University
* BE Aerospace UK Ltd
* Bechtel
* Bechtel Ltd
* Biggerfish Design
* Bio-Rad Laboratories Ltd
* Boltblue
* Bond Hotel
* Bourne Leisure Ltd
* BP
* BPP Learning Media
* Brasher Leisure Ltd T/A Sweatshop
* Brunel University
* BskyB
* Building Research Establishment Ltd
* CADinteractive
* Castle Computing Services Ltd
* Chroland Associates Ltd
* CIMA
* City Interactive Media
* Comet Group
* Community Server Ltd
* Concep Group Limited
* Concern Worldwide
* Control Techniques
* Copenhagen International School
* Crystalblue Solutions
* Cultoon Television Limited
* Customer Interaction
* David Richards Limited
* DBT
* Defaqto Ltd.
* dept of economics, maths & stats
* Discovery Communications Europe Ltd
* Discovery Communications Ltd
* DMG World Media
* Dubai College
* Dubai Heaven On Earth
* EDCTP-EEIG
* Enterprise Insight
* Europa Components
* Families for Children
* Findaplaceabroad.com
* FIRA International Ltd
* FL1 Solutions
* Foremost Curreny Group
* GE HEALTHCARE
* Giles & Posner Ltd
* Glint Facilities
* Global Beach
* H Bauer Publishing
* Harley Cosmetic Consultancy Ltd
* Harrow College
* Healthcare Education Services
* Hertfordshire County Council
* Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
* Holland Park School
* HP Foods Ltd
* HWTMA
* I Want One Of Those.com
* Inspired Gaming Group
* International Greetings
* International University Link
* ISA Retail
* ITV
* Jog Ltd
* JollofTutors
* JWT London
* Kent County Council
* kerbsideprophet.com
* Keziah Design Ltd
* KLC School of Design
* Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
* Lehmann Communications
* London Fertility Centre
* Loudspeaker/ Lateral Group
* Man Investments
* Man Investments AG
* MCS Creative Ltd
* Medina High School
* Merton College
* Minerva Computer Services
* Mining Communications Ltd
* MOD, DASA(CS0)
* Modernisation Initiative
* Monarch Airlines
* Monks Walk School
* Mothercare
* Mothercare Uk Limited
* NATS c/o Business Training Partnership
* Network Data Holdings PLC
* Nichols Plc
* Nokia UK Ltd
* North Yorkshire Police
* Norwich City Football Club
* OHL GROUP LIMITED
* Oil Technics Ltd
* OmniLedger Ltd
* onezerosix
* Orantez
* OV Productions
* Oxford University Press
* P&O Ferries
* PartyGaming Marketing (UK)
* PFA Consulting
* Pfizer Limited
* Platform Sales & Hire Ltd
* Powergen / E.ON
* PreScript Communications Ltd
* R P Europe Limited
* Reed Learning
* Reed`s School
* Research Now
* RNIB
* Rocketseed
* Rothamsted Research
* Royal Academy Of Music
* RP Europe
* Sandwell and Birmingham Hospitals
* Saxon Industries
* Serco TTI
* Sesame
* Sesame Ltd
* Severndroog Castle Building Preservation Trust
* Something Graphic Ltd
* Sort IT.biz Ltd
* south kent college
* South West of England Regional Development Agency
* Southampton City Council
* Southampton Solent University
* St Matthew Academy
* Standout
* Stiefel Laboratories
* Stoke-on-Trent City Council
* Systex Ltd
* Tectura UK
* Tesco
* The Deeping School
* The Mobile Music Company
* The Mobile Music Company Ltd
* the National Deaf Children`s Society
* TMN Media
* Toshiba
* Tourdesign Ltd
* Twyford C of E High School
* United Utilities
* University of Hertfordshire
* University of Southampton
* V2 Music Group
* VillaCentre Limited
* Vocal Limited
* Vokera Limited
* Yamaha Electronics (UK) Ltd
* YouNique Photos

A Few Testimonials

"Great couple of days. Alex is a great tutor with extensive knowledge. I felt I achieved a firm grasp of the topic under good guidance! Very impressed."

Chris, Norwich City Football Club.

"Coming from a position of absolutely no web experience at all, I feel quite confident that I can go away after these 3 days and create the website almost exactly how I would like it to be. Alex was brilliant!!"

Lee, Twyford C of E High School.

"One of the best courses I have been on. Great tutor. If you want to learn about web designing come on this course."

Stuart, Community Server Ltd.

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Elstree Film Studios - PHP & MySQL Web Development - Scheduled Courses

PHP is a powerful server-side scripting language for creating dynamic and interactive websites. PHP is the widely-used, free, and efficient alternative to competitors such as Microsoft's ASP. PHP is perfectly suited for Web development and can be embedded directly into the HTML code. This course gives you an excellent grounding in how to harness the power of PHP and mySQL for web sites and database development applications.

In addition to this course, we also offer two other training courses utilizing Dreamweaver: Our HTML Training Course makes for a great starter in the art of understanding and coding clean HTML. Our Complete Dreamweaver Training Course neatly combines the HTML and CSS courses together.

Duration: 3 days.

Location: 21st Century New Media (Production Offices), Elstree Film Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 1JG. [MAP]

Prerequisites: This course is for developers, and designers wishing to add dynamic elements and PHP integration to their web projects. This would also be suited to those wishing to develop small web based applications and content management system. In order to get the most out of this course it is useful for candidates have at least intermediate skills in the following:

XHTML, CSS and code based page creation.
Basic Javascript
Web Hosting

COURSE CONTENT

Introducing PHP

What is Dynamic content
Static vs Dynamic websites
Understanding Dynamic Page Elements
Server-side Scripting Explained
The Three Tier System
What is PHP
What is a Database
What is SQL
What is Apache
Why PHP/MySQL
Alternatives to PHP

PHP Technology Requirements

Web Hosting Explained
Previewing PHP files
Setting up MySQL databases
Setting up a Local Testing Server

PHP Basics

Basic Syntax
Variables in PHP
Outputting to a page
Concatenation in PHP
PHP Operators
Conditional Statements
Looping
Server Variables
PHP Header Function
PHP File Includes
Arrays and Array Manipulation
Functions

Forms & Email

Dealing with Forms
POST & GET
Processing Variables
Sending Mail with PHP
Formatting Mail and Error Control

Introduction to MySQL

Databases and Tables Explained
SQL DML (Data Manipulation)
SQL DDL (Data Definition)
SQL Queries Explained
Understanding and Using PhpMyAdmin

PHP & MySQL Together

Connecting to Your Database
SQL Queries in PHP

Project Planning, Preparation & Execution

Building a form driven database application
Effective Project Planning
Use Case Diagrams
Basic Content Architecture
Time To Make Our Own

File Handling

Reading from Files
Writing to Files
Creating Files
File Permissions explained
Dealing with Directories
Uploading to a server using PHP
PHP vs FTP/Java Applets
Image Uploads
Filtering File Parameters

Cookies, Sessions & Dates

What is a Cookie
Creating and using Cookies
What is a Session
Sessions vs Cookies
Session Variables and ID
Practical Usage Examples
Date and Time Functions
What is a UNIX Timestamp
Formatting Dates
Effective Storing of Dates

Practical Examples

At this point the course has a number of practical examples whose suitability will be assessed with regards to the applicants needs. Examples range from,

Basic Content Management Systems
Image Galleries
Video Galleries
Bulletin Boards
Login Systems
Custom Applications
Abstract Usage of PHP

Industry Relevance

Open Source CMS Systems (ModX, Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla, PHPBB etc)
Installing Open Source Software
Understanding and customizing Open Source Systems

5-20% discount if you book for more than one delegate!
Further discounts are available when booking multiple courses,
Please call and arrange to speak to our training secretary
on 0844 844 2428.

PHP Programming Training Courses
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