Course aims:

Fundamental knowledge about transmission and displaying information on the WEB
Using methods, tools and languages dedicated to creating web applications
The capacity to develop a web application starting from given specifications

Course Entry Requirements:

HTTP protocol, HTML5, CSS3, DOM, JavaScript.

Course contents:

1. Working environment,
2. Foundations of PHP – variables, data types, programming structures, PSR introduction
3. Include, require, more PSR rules
4. OOP in PHP, PSR for OOP
5. Client-server: URL, URi, URN, HTTP protocol
6. Data transfer in PHP
7. MySQL & PHP: procedural, OOP, PDO
8. Sessions, Unit testing
9. PHP security
10. Web server configurations

Teaching methods:

Lecture, Power Point presentations, conversation, exemplification

Learning outcomes:

Students should be able to describe fundamental concepts regarding the functioning of the Internet and be able to design, program, and implement web applications.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Final evaluation (written assessment) - 70%, Continuous evaluation (solving proposed assignments) - 30%

Recommended reading:

Robin Nixon, Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript, 6th Edition, O'Reilly Media, Inc., SUA, 2021, -.
Chris Snyder, Thomas Myer, Michael Southwell, Pro PHP Security: From Application Security Principles to the Implementation of XSS Defenses, Apress 2nd ed. Edition, SUA, 2010, -.
Jennifer Robbins, Learning Web Design: A Beginner's guide to Html, Css, Javascript and Web Graphics, O'Reilly, SUA, 2025, -.