Transcript Welcome to Fluency in Technology

SERVER
web page
repository
WEB PAGE
instructions stores
information and
instructions
BROWSER
retrieves web page
and follows
instructions
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Browser
Client
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Two places you can
change
› Browser: JavaScript
› Server: php
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General rule:
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› do it in the browser
if you can
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Consider the
difference in the
date function…
Browser
Client
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Server
Pages
Server
Retrieve the web page
 Reads each line
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› If NOT php, sends it on
› If php,
 Performs the action
 Sends it on
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If I look in komodo
edit…
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If I look through
view page
source…
Browser
Client
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Files must be .php rather than .html
› Servers will find and use index.php as the
default if there is no index.html
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PHP command format
› <?php … ?>
› Commands always end with ;
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Command of interest is
› include(“file name”)
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Single line
› // comment
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Multiple line
› /* line
›
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continues */
For includes, optional
You MAY, you NEED NOT
 If you are interested,
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› Decide what function it brings
› Command specifically to look at
 echo to create text for HTML
› May want to start with
 date