Full-stack web development with PHP (LAMP stack)

Course Description

What is web development?

Web development is the work of building websites and applications from simple sites to blogs and highly complex systems like e-commerce and airline reservation systems.

Some common websites and applications:

How do I become a web developer?

You'll always evolve and upgrade during your career... However, some essential things you need to know are

HTML + CSS
Client-side scripting : JavaScript
Working with graphics
Server-side programming using one of PHP, ASP, C#, JSP, Python
Database programming (SQL)

Our programme

Learn to master the skills of web development really fast and start working soon!

PHP is the most popular web development language in the world. And our training programme has an excellent record of transforming young people into proficient web developers.

While we do not insist on an entry qualification for this programme, one should know that this course is aimed at serious developers only. Therefore, it is highly desirable that a prospective candidate has some knowledge of at least one programming language (eg: Basic, C/C++, Pascal) and a general awareness of how the Internet works.

This programme is ideal for those who are either working in another programming language or who wish to pursue higher studies in web/software engineering, and need a good foundation of concepts and techniques. To allow for accelerated learning, we hope to conduct the classes three times a week.

Course Outline

Introduction to software development and languages
Introduction to the web and web applications
Introduction to the 'AMP' stack
HTML & CSS - Structure and Presentation
Building CSS Templates
Fonts and Web Fonts
Using and editing images for the web
PHP Forms, data capture and validation
PHP Programming constructs
Built-in PHP functions
User-defined PHP functions and parameter passing
Designing reusable code
Server-side and client-side redirection
PHP Arrays and associative arrays
Databases - MySQL - console and PHPMyAdmin
Object Oriented Programming with PHP
design with UML Class diagrams
SQL Injection and securing a DB
PHP and Regular Expressions
PHP and Text Files and CSV files
File uploading/downloading with PHP
Introduction to graphics - InkScape and GIMP
JavaScript client-side tasks
JavaScript arrays
PHP Image uploading and BLOB
Rendering images with PHP
Introduction to JQuery, JQuery UI and simple animation
AJAX
JSON
Sending emails via PHP
The MVC model for large projects
The CodeIgniter PHP framework
WordPress Intro - sites/blogs, themes & plug-ins
BootStrap
Project

Course Duration:	Around 30 sessions * approx. 2 hrs per session. Please be ready to commit at least 3 hours per day, three times a week.
Instructor	Mr. M.I.Z. Khalid
Class timings:	Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 08:00AM - 10:00AM IST Additional out-of-class work will also be required.
Commencement:	28th August 2023
Course Fee:	LKR 42,000/=
Delivery Method:	On-line & Face-to-face (Hybrid) *** These are live and interactive lessons, and not pre-recorded.
Resources:	Each student should use their own laptop. No phones/tabs allowed, as the work needs to be done hands-on using a computer.
Entry Qualification:	Sound knowledge of at least one programming language.
Language used:	Strictly English

Course Outcome

By the end of the course, the student should receive sufficient knowledge to build an entire website or application using a combination of tools such as PHP, MySQL, JQuery, AJAX, JSON, XML, HTML and CSS.

Many past students have become immediately employable as web designers, developers, front-end and back-end developers, full-stack developers and testers both locally and internationaly.

Please note that acceptance will be via interview and on a first-come first-served basis.

WARNING: This program is not a mere college-level introduction. If you do not like programming and can't take up challenges, this is not for you.