Module 2
In Module 2, I learned server-side scripting with PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor). Learning PHP is useful, because it allows the website to write HTML, CSS, and JavaScript dynamically, rather than having to modify and recreate websites manually. You can view the work I've completed by clicking on the links to the left.
- In the first week, I used Codecademy once again and interactively coded PHP with their activities. In addition to using Codecademy, I purchased a copy of the "PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites" text book by Larry Ullman. I read the first 3 chapters, which covered PHP programming with forms, coditionals, operators, arrays, and loops, as well as creating dynamic web sites by including multiple files.
- In the second week, I used Eli the computer guy's YouTube tutorials to further enhance my knowledge of PHP.
- In the third week, I followed the PHP Manual and W3 School tutorials and took the W3 School quiz to test my knkowledge