Introducing PHP with David Powers

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Introduction 1m 27s

Welcome 1m 27s  

1. Setting Up a PHP Development Environment 44m 10s

What is PHP and what do I need? 6m 29s  

Installing XAMPP on Windows 8m 3s  

Troubleshooting XAMPP 3m 44s  

Installing MAMP on Mac OS X 6m 2s  

Checking the PHP configuration 8m 12s  

Changing configuration settings 7m 40s  

Setting up a PHP site in Dreamweaver 4m 0s  

2. PHP Basics 51m 2s

PHP: The big picture 3m 32s  

Naming variables 3m 25s  

Displaying text and numbers 9m 15s  

Comments and whitespace 6m 37s  

Storing text as strings 5m 44s  

Joining strings 8m 28s  

Doing calculations with PHP 5m 37s  

Storing multiple values in arrays 8m 24s  

3. Using Control Structures and Loops 31m 34s

The truth according to PHP 2m 58s  

Making decisions with conditions and comparisons 7m 41s  

Using switch statements and the ternary operator 5m 31s  

Using loops for repetitive actions 9m 58s  

Looping through the contents of an array 5m 26s  

4. Functions, Objects, and Errors 50m 40s

Using the built-in functions of PHP 8m 43s  

Understanding PHP documentation 5m 1s  

Creating custom functions 6m 2s  

Including external files 9m 46s  

Passing values by reference to a function 5m 54s  

Understanding PHP classes and objects 5m 47s  

Deciphering error messages 9m 27s  

5. Emailing the Contents of an Online Form 1h 19m

Understanding the difference between POST and GET 7m 37s  

Eliminating unwanted backslashes 7m 8s  

How PHP sends email 7m 38s  

Displaying error messages conditionally 4m 51s  

Making sure required fields aren't blank 9m 24s  

Preserving user input when a form is incomplete 8m 4s  

Blocking suspect phrases 9m 20s  

Adding headers and automating the reply address 8m 50s  

Building the message body 10m 41s  

Sending the email 6m 1s  

6. Dealing with Multiple-Choice Form Fields 35m 15s

Handling radio button groups 6m 49s  

Handling single checkboxes 5m 29s  

Handling checkbox groups 8m 21s  

Handling select menus 6m 27s  

Handling multiple-choice lists 8m 9s  

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