Week Two (MGDP2060)
This article lists topics for week two of MGDP2060.
Contents
Topics
Review topics
- XAMPP - see also LAMP (software bundle)
- Bootstrap (framework)
- Getting started with Bootstrap
- PHP
- Getting started with PHP
Review from class discussion
New topics
- Vocabulary (MGDP2060)
- Ajax (programming)
- Client (computing)
- Client-server model
- Client-side scripting
- Client-side
- Content management system
- Document Object Model
- Documentation
- Dynamic HTML
- Dynamic web page
- Home page
- Framework (computing)
- Naming convention
- Naming convention (programming)
- Reserved word
- Responsive web design
- Revision control
- Server-side
- Server-side scripting
- Software development process
- Source code
- Syntax (programming languages)
- User (computing)
- User experience
- User interface
- User interface design
- Website wireframe
- Web application
- Web application framework
- Web content
- Web content management system
- Web engineering
- Web template system
- WordPress
- WordPress plugin
- WordPress theme
PHP:
Query strings:
Web forms:
FTP:
- File Transfer Protocol
- FTP client
- Getting started with FTP
- Login credentials - see Password
WordPress:
- WordPress (discuss first three chapters of book)
In-class exercises
PHP time exercise
In your website root folder, create a new folder named time.
In this folder, create a new document named index.php.
- Note the naming conventions: "time" and "index.php" are lower-case.
Use the same CSS as you did on your home page.
Set the page title appropriately.
Enter your name, and identify the exercise, "Time Exercise" or whatever
- Use consistent styles and design across pages in your site
Demonstrate the time function, similar to the [example].
Web form exercise (using get)
In your website root folder, create a new folder named web-form-get.
- Note the naming convention: all lower case, words separated by hyphens.
In this folder, create a document named index.html.
- Consistent styles, set page title appropriately, enter your name, identify the exercise
- This is standard procedure for all web pages
Create a web form with two inputs of your choice.
Use the get method.
In the same folder, create a document named </code>results.php</code>
- Standard web page procedure, consistent styles etc.
Use PHP code to display the information submitted via the web form.
Warning - be sure to use htmlspecialchars.
For next week
PHP date exercise
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Web form exercise (using post)
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Online reading
- Browse this week's vocabulary items, familiarize yourself with principles
Book reading
- Reading: ...
