PHP and MySQL Instructor: Caleb Tucker-Raymond Dates: January 5-30, 2015 Credits: 1.5 CEUs Price: $175 http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/108-php-mysql.php In this course you will build a simple web application with a database back-end using PHP and MySQL. You will learn basic PHP syntax and control structures (if/else, for), as well as built-in commands for manipulating data. You will also learn MySQL commands for creating, reading, updating and deleting information in a small relational database. Prior knowledge of HTML, including HTML forms, is recommended. Students will: - Gain enough knowledge of PHP and MySQL to inspire confidence with peers and library IT departments - Gain a basic understanding of PHP and MySQL syntax - Learn planning techniques and strategies for implementing a digitization program - Evaluate various approaches and standards to metadata, understand metadata interoperability - Learn the standard sizes, formats and techniques for scanning images - Create a working example application that writes PHP code to create, read, update and delete information from a MySQL database - Be able to plan and build a simple relational database with 2-4 tables - Be able to read and interpret PHP and MySQL errors Caleb Tucker-Raymond is a freelance web developer in Portland, Oregon specializing in connecting library systems to the Drupal content management system. Before that he worked as a public and academic librarian for 14 years in systems, reference, and the intersection of the two. He earned his MSLIS with Simmons College. Course structure This is an online class that is taught asynchronously, meaning that participants do the work on their own time as their schedules allow. The class does not meet together at any particular times, although the instructor may set up optional sychronous chat sessions. Instruction includes readings and assignments in one-week segments. Class participation is in an online forum environment. Payment info You can register in this course through the first week of instruction. The "Register" button on the website goes to our credit card payment gateway, which may be used with personal or institutional credit cards. (Be sure to use the appropriate billing address). If your institution wants to pay using a purchase order, please contact us to make arrangements. Library Juice Academy P.O. Box 188784 Sacramento, CA 95818 Tel. 218-260-6115 Fax 916-415-5446 [log in to unmask] http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/ Testimonials: http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/testimonials.php Twitter: http://twitter.com/libjuiceacademy Check out our jingle: http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/news/?p=139