Week Two (MGDP2060)

This article lists topics for week two of MGDP2060.

Topics

Review topics

• XAMPP - see also LAMP (software bundle)
  • Web server
  • MySQL
  • PHP
• Bootstrap (framework)
• Getting started with Bootstrap
  • Responsive web design
• PHP
• Getting started with PHP

Review from class discussion

• COBOL
• Legacy system

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:

• PHP examples (2)

Query strings:

• Query string

Web forms:

• Form (HTML).
  • PHP 5 Form Handling
  • HTML <form> method Attribute
  • HTTP Methods: GET vs. POST

FTP:

• File Transfer Protocol
• FTP client
• Getting started with FTP
• Login credentials - see Password

WordPress:

• WordPress (discuss first three chapters of book)

Exercises

See Week Two Exercises (MGDP2060).

Reading for next week

Online reading:

Browse this week's vocabulary items -- essentially all of the links on this page.

Familiarize yourself with terms and basic principles.

Pay special atention to these topics and their immediately related topics:

• • Client-server model
  • Client (computing)
  • Server (computing)
  • Web template system

Book reading

• Reading: none.

See also

• Web Design and Development III (MGDP2060)