Course Objectives:
This course will enable students to:
Course | Learning outcome (at course level) | Learning and teaching strategies | Assessment Strategies | |
Course Code | Course Title | |||
24WDT331B |
Scripting Languages-II (Theory)
| CO7. Develop skills to write server-side scripts using operators, decision controls, loops and functions in PHP and apply them to websites. CO8. Apply the concepts of Built-in functions and cookies to websites. CO9. Integrate PHP code with MySQL to provide database functionality in websites. CO10. Design, Develop, Test, debug and deploy full-fledged websites. CO11. Apply the best practices in scripting, including code readability and modularity. CO12. Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction
| Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Demonstrations, Group activities, Teaching using advanced IT audio-video tools. Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks. | Assessment Strategies Class test, Semester end examinations, Practical Assignments, Individual and group projects
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Server-side scripting languages, Working and importance of PHP.
PHP: Introduction, Basic syntax, Inserting comments, Data types, Variables, Constants, Strings, Operators, Conditional statements and looping constructs, Arrays.
PHP functions (with parameters, functions returning values), Built-in functions- Date, Time, String, arrays, Handling an HTML forms, Embed PHP in HTML, PHP server variables.
Including Multiple Files (require, require_once, include, include_once).
Creating Databases, Types of Databases, Creating Tables in Database, Specifying Field Data Types, Selecting the Most Appropriate Data Type Adding, Field Modifiers and Keys, Selecting a Table Type Altering Tables, Altering Table and ,Field Names, Altering Field Properties, Adding and Removing Fields and Keys, Altering Table Types, Backing Up and Restoring Databases and Tables, Backing Up Databases and Tables, Restoring Databases and Tables from Backup, Dropping Databases and Tables, Viewing ,Database, Table, and Field Information
Data types and MySql Syntax, Connecting to My-Sql, Executing simple Queries, Retrieving Queryresults (mysql_connect, mysql_close, mysql_select_db, mysql_query, mysql_fetch_row, mysql_fetch_array)
Common Programming Techniques: Sending values to a script, using hidden form inputs, editing existing records, making sortable displays
Setting & accessing cookies, setting cookie parameters, deleting cookies. Setting & accessing session variables, deleting session variables.
Introduction to PHP OOPs: Basics of classes and objects.
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