NHMUG presents
Introduction to Web Programming
Using PHP
Location:
The Best Western, Manchester, NH. Click here for directions.
Date:
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Time: 1:00 pm Registration, 1:30 pm Lunch, 2:00 pm Presentation
If you are a programmer or manager with an RPG background who would like to learn more about how web applications are constructed, then this presentation is for you! This presentation will provide an overview of how to create browser-based database applications (using PHP) that are similar to RPG subfiles applications. Instead of focusing on all the specifics of the PHP language and syntax, this presentation will provide an overview of all the components in a typical web application and how they relate to each other. It assumes that you are coming from an RPG programming background, with no prior web development experience.
Among the topics covered will be: overall structure of a web application, basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript, how to pass user input from the browser to PHP via HTML forms, and the basics of PHP database processing. You will learn about the most common HTML tags, what CSS is and how it eases formatting tasks, and what JavaScript is and how it makes the browser more functional. By the end of this presentation you should have a good perspective on how all these pieces fit together and what is involved in writing a typical PHP application.
This is an opportunity to learn about web development from someone who has made the journey from RPG programmer to web developer, who knows where you're coming from and speaks your language. A list of resources will be provided to help you get going with your web development efforts.
About Our Speaker: John Valance
John Valance is an independent consultant specializing in helping iSeries shops with new technology initiatives. He has been doing application development on the IBM midrange line since 1983. Since 2000, he has been doing web application development for iSeries clients using a variety of technologies, including PHP, Java, ASP/VBScript, CGI/RPG, Webfacing, Perl, and SQL. He has presented to IBM user groups on a variety of subjects, including ILE service programs, WDSC, iSeries web development, IBM's Webfacing tool, and SQL stored procedures. He has also been webmaster for the Vermont Midrange User Group since 2004.
He can be reached at jvalance@sprynet.com.
In other news around New England:
Don’t forget to mark your calendars (and budget money) for the 19th Annual Northeast User Groups Conference (NEUGC) to be held at the Sheraton in Framingham on April 6,7 and 8 of 2009. Updates to the NEUGC web site will be happening in the next 2 months as we start planning for that conference.
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Paul Rogers,
President
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Doug Davie,
Vice President
Jodi Pike,
Treasurer