PHP

Module 2 Overview

In module two, the course introduced server side scripting with PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. The tutorials from Eli the Computer Guy and Codecademy helped me understand and interpret the language by guiding me through examples. Similar to HTML and CSS, I was introducted to functions, arrays, for loops, while loops, inheritance, etcetera. The textbook, "PHP and MySQL for Dynaamic Web sites", was introduced to provide the elements and syntax of PHP. The module consisted of five assignments which composed of tutorial video assignments, textbook assignments, and the W3schools Quiz.

Learning Narrative

The tutorials from the PHP codecademy and ELi the Computer Guy were the most informative resources in teaching me the foundation of PHP. The interactive tutorials from Codecademy always ease the learning process of new programming langauges and it was no different for PHP. As a visuals learner, the videos provided by Eli the Computer Guy also gave me an easy time understanding the syntax and aspects of PHP. Although the book was helpful and provided a text to reference to, the tutorials helped me the most in grasping PHP. The assignments we did in this module were very educational as it provided an understanding of a few elements of a websites such as forms and other things. My best assignments from this module are below.

Selected Assignments

The images below are an example how Eli's HTML form ans PHP response programs work.

The live website is here.

The images below are an example of Eli's PHP application that requests a user's email address and links it to a CSV file that may be opened with Microsoft Excel.

The live website is here.

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