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WordPress and PHP PHP is a very powerful and very popular web-based programming language which is used as the development platform for the web’s most widely-used content management systems, including Wordpress; the web’s most popular content management system. Because of its extensibility, WordPress is also a powerful website design application and is used by many people to create websites. WordPress Introduction PHP/MySQL Introduction (2 days) (2 days) Overview Overview This course is designed for those who wish to learn how to leverage WordPress to create websites, or to customise templates and themes to create an individual look and feel on their existing WordPress site. This beginner’s course is designed to thoroughly familiarise developers with the PHP and MySQL scripting and development environment.  Audience Requires a good grasp of HTML, CSS and general web concepts. Requires a good grasp of HTML, CSS and general web concepts. Key Topics Covered Audience Key Topics Covered • Getting Started • WordPress Overview • PHP Scripting • Creating Posts • Variables and Arrays • Adding Images and Media • PHP Control Structures • Creating Pages • PHP Functions • Managing Content • Working with Forms • Changing Site Appearance • Accessing Databases • Extending WordPress with Plugins • State Management • Users and User Profiles • Using Cookies • Configuring Settings • Authentication • Managing Comments and Spam • Manipulating Data • Using PHPMyAdmin • Errors and Debugging • Maintenance and Security - 22 - G Com Solutions Limited 0800 998 9248 www.gcomsolutions.co.uk