CIS 243 - Web Development III: Introduction to PHP

5.0 Credits
Topics include server-side scripting for web pages using PHP. Students will learn fundamentals of PHP scripting including functions, logical structure, and database connectivity used in creating websites. Other topics include Object-Oriented PHP, MySQL, Ruby on Rail, and Django Python web frameworks.

Prerequisite CIS 242 with a minimum grade of 2.5 or instructor permission.

Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Identify and understand the differences between client-side and server-side scripting.
Use the appropriate script, client-side or server-side, to complete an interactive website with a database.
Use Document Object Model with properties, methods, and event handlers to interact with web pages.
Use arithmetic, comparison, and logical operators with scripting variables in a scripting language.
Create procedures and re-usable functions in a scripting language.
Create websites using Ruby on Rail and Django web frameworks.