PHP and Web Development

Magento Admin Basics

Dunwoody College, March 26th, 2014

Matt HarringtonMarketing Lead at Wagento.com

Matt HarringtonMarketing Lead at Wagento.com

Audience Introductions

Name and What you do?

Are you a student, developer or business owner?

Why are you interested?

Optional: One thing you hope to learn/gain tonight

Don’t Worry! Intros will be brief and you can stay seated.

Knowledge of PHP is important for being able to develop on many of the most popular platforms

eCommerce Platforms

Knowledge of PHP is important for being able to develop on many of the most popular platforms

eCommerce Platforms

Knowledge of PHP is important for being able to develop on many of the most popular platforms

eCommerce Platforms

Top Ecommerce PlatformsTom Robertshaw Survey of Alex Top 1 Million ecommerce sites:

Top Ecommerce PlatformsTom Robertshaw Survey of Alex Top 1 Million ecommerce sites:

http://tomrobertshaw.net/2013/03/feb-2013-ecommerce-survey/

Non-Ecommerce Sites Use PHP

PHP is like CranberriesIt finds its way into everything

Why is PHP so Popular?

PHP Has Been Around Awhile1995 – Rasmus Lerdorf

Community of SupportersFree – open source

PHP is FlexibleWhether it is used to add a dynamic date to your website or is used to perform complex logic, it’s flexibility has cemented its place in development for websites.

It is ubiquitous on web servers.

PHP is FlexibleWhether it is used to add a dynamic date to your website or is used to perform complex logic, it’s flexibility has cemented its place in development for websites.

It is ubiquitous on web servers.

• You can use it to collect information, • interact with a SQL Database, • build product catalogue search features, • render graphics on the fly

PHP and eCommerce

PHP is used on all of these platforms, regardless of their trend in popularity

MySQL and Magento

Key Takeaway

PHP (and other programming languages) is a transferrable skill.

Magento

Magento Certifications

What does certification mean?

Magento Admin Basics

User Accounts (Administrative Users, Roles)Customer User Accounts ProductsCategoriesCMS Pages/Static BlocksInvoicingPromo Codes