Title: Testing a PHP Application
Course: COP 2842 Internet Programming > Section: Four: PHP and MySQL

Introduction

Now that you have a basic knowledge of how to work with a MySQL database, you will learn how to use PHP to get data from a MySQL database.  You will use PHP to insert, update, and delete rows in a MySQL database.  You will also get a chance to see two complete, database driven applications.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this section, you will be able to:

- Extract data from result sets

Instructional Objectives

Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:

- Identify 3 common types of errors
- Test a PHP application
- Set/remove breakpoints
- Inspect variables
- Step through code
- Create form data
- Code control statements

Reading / Resource

Read:

- Chapter 4: How to use PHP with a MySQL database (Pages 124-156)