Module 2 went more into the actual coding aspect of internet web development with PHP. PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is a programming language used in websites that adds functionality to online forms and collects information from said forms to carry to a web server. At this point of the course, Dr.Crowley utilized the textbook by Larry Ullman to help his students learn PHP better with extremely detailed step-by-step instructions. Alongside the textbook, Codecademy and W3Schools are used again to further build knowledge on PHP. A new feature to the course was a series of videos by ElitheComputerGuy that taught viewers the basics and fundamentals of the language.
The two thigns I enjoyed from this module were working with the examples from the textbook and coding along with the Youtube videos. With something more intricate than HTML and CSS, it is good to use resources that have great, detailed explanations about what is happening in each line of code. ElitheComputerGuy really ties together what I had to read in the textbook.
The Codecademy tutorial for PHP was more confusing than it should have been and I struggled with certain segments; most of the time it was due to simple syntax errors that it wanted me to strictly follow.
Click here to view the program from the PHP Manual. This is my best webpage from Module 2 because it leads to a PHP form that demonstrates how PHP works with HTML to create and record web forms. It also actively takes user input as information and saves it. It seems simple enought, but it really shows the potential PHP has on websites.
