PHP for Beginners: PDO Crash Course

Course Overview

• Course Title: PHP for Beginners: PDO Crash Course
• Instructor: Web Coding
• Target Audience: Beginners with basic MySQL knowledge, PHP and PHP OOP knowledge
• Prerequisites: Basic MySQL knowledge is mandatory, PHP and PHP OOP knowledge would be perfect

Curriculum Highlights

• Key Topics Covered:
  • Securely connecting to a database with PDO
  • Catching errors while connecting to the database
  • Pulling and tweaking data with PDO methods
  • Securing insertion to the database with prepared statements
  • Using transactions for added security and efficacy
• Key Skills Learned:
  • Secured database connections
  • Preventing SQL injections with prepared statements
  • Advanced PDO concepts like transactions
  • Building an app from the ground up using PDO

Course Format

• Duration: 3 hours of on-demand video
• Format: Self-paced online course
• Resources:
  • 9 coding exercises
  • 16 downloadable resources
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • Certificate of completion

Additional Information

• Course Details: PDO from basics to advanced concepts, building an app from the ground up
• Instructor Details: 4.3 instructor rating, 9,468 reviews, 527,602 students, 35 courses