Web Technology II

Course Title: Web Technology II

Course No: BIT301

Nature of the Course: Theory + Lab

Semester: 5

Full Marks: 60 + 20 + 20

Pass Marks: 24 + 8 + 8

Credit Hours: 3

Course Description

This course covers the concepts of server side scripting using the PHP programming language.

Course Objectives

The main objective of this course is to provide basic concepts of PHP including handling of functions, arrays, strings, class and objects, forms, databases, cookies, sessions, exceptions and file handling so that students should be able to develop dynamic web applications.

Course Contents

1. Introduction

8 hrs

1.1. Server Side Scripting

1.2. Introduction to PHP

1.3. Language Basics

Lexical Structure

Data Types

Variables

Expression and Operators

Flow Control Statements

Including PHP Code

Embedding PHP in Web Pages

2. Functions

5 hrs

2.1. Functions

2.2. Defining and Calling Functions

2.3. Variable Scope

2.4. Function Parameters

2.5. Return Values

2.6. Variable Functions

2.7. Anonymous Functions

2.8. Date and Time functions

3. Strings and Arrays

8 hrs

3.1. Strings

String Constants

Printing Strings

Accessing Characters in Strings

Cleaning Strings

Encoding and Escaping

Comparing, Manipulating and Searching Strings

Regular Expressions

3.2. Arrays

Array

Indexed vs. Associative Arrays

Defining Array

Storing Data in Array

Multidimensional Array

Extracting Multiple Values

Conversion between Array and Variables

Traversing Arrays

4. Objects

6 hrs

4.1. Objects

4.2. Creating Object

4.3. Accessing Properties and Methods

4.4. Declaring Class

4.5. Anonymous Class

4.6. Examining Class and Object

5. Handling Forms

4 hrs

5.1. Building forms

5.2. Retrieving Form Data

5.3. Processing Forms

5.4. Setting Response Headers

6. Working with Database

5 hrs

6.1. Using PHP to Access Database

6.2. Querying a Database with PHP

6.3. CRUD Operations Using Forms

7. Cookies, Sessions and Authentication

3 hrs

7.1. Using Cookies in PHP

7.2. HTTP Authentication

7.3. Using Sessions

8. Debugging PHP

3 hrs

8.1. The PHP.ini Settings

8.2. Error Handling

8.3. Error Reporting

8.4. Exceptions

8.5. Error Suppression

8.6. Triggering Errors

8.7. Error Handlers

8.8. Error Logs

9. File Handling

3 hrs

9.1. File Read, Write, Close

9.2. File upload

9.3. Parsing CSV File

9.4. Parsing JSON File

Laboratory Works

Laboratory work includes implementing all of the concepts in each chapter. Students have to create a dynamic website using core PHP concepts studied in this course.

1.Lab exercises for Introduction unit
2.Lab exercises for Functions unit
3.Lab exercises for Strings and Arrays unit
4.Lab exercises for Objects unit
5.Lab exercises for Handling Forms unit
6.Lab exercises for Working with Database unit
7.Lab exercises for Cookies, Sessions and Authentication unit
8.Lab exercises for Debugging PHP unit
9.Lab exercises for File Handling unit
10.Dynamic Website Project

Reference Books

1.Kevin Tatroe, Peter MacIntyre, Programming PHP: Creating Dynamic Web Pages, O'Reilly, 2021
2.Robin Nixon, Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites, O'Reilly Media, 2021

Notes:

This syllabus follows the official BIT curriculum of Tribhuvan University. In case of any doubt or revision, the university’s published syllabus shall be considered authoritative.

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