Web Design - Database Driven Websites using PHP and MySQL

IT584

On this course you’ll learn the basic skills needed to create a database powered website. You’ll learn how to create a search facility and the basis of a content management system. These skills are highly sought after in the current web design market.

Qualification

College Certificate

Course Content

On the course you'll be learning the skills required to create large, easy to manage websites, which are highly sought after skills in the web design business.

Topics covered are:

• An introduction to programing using PHP code
• Creating MySQL databases and tables
• Using PHP to communicate with a MySQL database
• Creating a basic Content Management System
• Introduction to Relational Database Design
• Website Security

Many websites draw their information from a database. This makes them much easier to update, as anyone can fill in forms to update the database and it will immediately be available on the site, without any web design knowledge. The use of a database for the backend of a site also makes it much easier to add a really powerful search facility, customise the site for particular users (e.g. showing items based on their previous visits or allowing them to add comments), add shopping cart functionality to turn the site into a shop, and much more.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this course, however you will need a good working knowledge of (X)HTML, and preferably CSS.
It is recommended that you have completed the WebDesign - Using Cascading Style Sheets or the ITQ Web Design Skills course before undertaking this one.
If you have any questions about the web design courses contact the course tutor Tom Lawton (tom.lawton@kmc.ac.uk)

What Next?

Further IT Web courses.

Next Dates

6 x 3hr sessions.

1. Monday, 17th June 2013, 9.30am

Price

£189