A comprehensive BCA course covering all key units of PHP Programming Notes,
from basic syntax and form handling to database integration, sessions, and advanced web application development.
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Course Units
Unit 1: Introduction to PHP
Unit 2: Functions and Arrays
Unit 3: Form Handling and Strings
Unit 4: File Handling and PHP with MySQL
Unit 5: Advanced Concepts
Syllabus: PHP Programming Notes
UNIT – 1
(a) Introduction to PHP –
i) History and features of PHP
ii) Installing PHP with XAMPP/WAMP
iii) PHP syntax, variables, data types
iv) Constants and operators
v) Comments and basic input/output in PHP
(b) Control Structures –
Conditional statements – if, if-else, if-elseif, switch
Loops – while, do-while, for, foreach
Control statements – break, continue, exit
UNIT – 2
Functions and Arrays:
Defining and calling functions
Function parameters and return values
Variable scope – global, local, static
Arrays – indexed, associative, and multidimensional
Array functions – array_merge, array_push, array_pop, count, etc.
UNIT – 3
Form Handling and Strings:
HTML forms and PHP – GET and POST methods
Form validation – required fields, validation rules
String functions – strlen, strpos, substr, str_replace, explode, implode
Regular expressions – pattern matching with preg_match, preg_replace
UNIT – 4
File Handling and PHP with MySQL:
File operations – open, read, write, append
File upload handling
Connecting PHP with MySQL database
Executing queries – insert, select, update, delete
Fetching data and displaying in HTML
UNIT – 5
Advanced Concepts:
Session and cookie management
Error handling – types, try-catch, custom error handling
Introduction to Object-Oriented PHP – classes, objects, constructors, inheritance
PHP and security – input sanitization, SQL injection prevention
Mini project using PHP and MySQL