Dreamweaver CS5 Advanced with PHP

Topics Covered

LESSON 1 - Why PHP and Why Dreamweaver CS5?

A Rich Mix of PHP Features
What Is PHP? What Does It Do? A Tour of the Main PHP Features in Dreamweaver CS5

LESSON 2 - Getting Ready to Develop with PHP

Setting Up a Local Testing Environment
Checking Your PHP Installation
Using Virtual Hosts
Setting Up a PHP Site in Dreamweaver

LESSON 3 - A Quick Crash Course in PHP

How PHP Makes Pages Dynamic
Taming the Unknown with Variables
Grouping Related Values in Arrays
Using Conditions to Make Decisions
Using Functions to Perform Tasks
Using Objects and Resources
Using Operators for Calculations and Joining Strings
Automating Repetitive Tasks
Including External Files
Understanding Error Messages

LESSON 4 - Restyling a WordPress Site

Understanding the Structure of a Content Management System
Installing Word Press
Creating a Word Press Theme

LESSON 5 - Designing and Building Your Own Database

Working with MySQL
Creating a Database and Tables
Creating MySQL User Accounts
Importing Existing Data

LESSON 6 - Generating PHP Automatically with Server Behaviors

What Server Behaviors Do
Connecting to the Database
Inserting Records into a Table
Creating a Login System
Displaying, Updating, and Deleting Records
Evaluating the Server Behaviors

LESSON 7 - Validating Input on the Server

Introducing the ZendFramework
Improving the Registration Form
Authenticating User Credentials with Zend_Auth

LESSON 8 - Zending Email

How PHP Handles Email
Stopping Spam with a CAPTCHA
Processing User Feedback
Processing Other Form Elements
Resetting Forgotten Passwords
Unsubscribing Registered Users

LESSON 9 - Uploading Images and Other Files

Understanding How PHP Uploads Files
Creating an Upload Form
Using lendJilefor Uploads
Sending Email Attachments

LESSON 10 - Inserting Data into Multiple Tables

Assessing the Task
Creating the Database Structure
Building the CMS

LESSON 11 - Updating and Deleting Files in Related Tables

Selecting Records with SQL
Completing the CMS

LESSON 12 - Using Ajax to Refresh Content

Enhancing Pages with Ajax
Introducing AdobeWidget Browser
Configuring a Widget
Creating a Master/Detail Set
Refreshing a Page Without Reloading
Creating Clean URLs

LESSON 13 - Deploying Your Site Online

Transferring a Database
Preparing Your PHP Files
Setting Up Your Remote Server in Dreamweaver

Required Textbook

ADOBE DREAMWEAVER CS5 WITH PHP

By David Power

Training from The Source

www.adobepress.com