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Transcript of Advanced Web 2012 Lecture 12 Sean Costain 2012. Course Summary Sean Costain 2012 To develop skills...
Sean Costain 2012
Course Summary
To develop skills in web design and authoringHtml 5 / CSS 3 / PHP / MySQL
• To gain an understanding of the evolving web based digital environment
• To effectively use the available digital technologies to present information Build websites using advanced technology
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Lecture 1• HTML 5 is not yet a Web Standard
• First Working Draft January 2008
• HTML 5 is designed to replace HTML 4, XHTML 1 and DOM Level 2
Due to the modular nature of CSS 3, not a single browser is fully compatible with CSS 3. Chrome 20 has the most features implemented.
HTML 5
DOM Level 2
XHTML 1.0
HTML 4
Discussion of current social media constructs, such as facebook, myspace, pintrest, linkedin and flicker.
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Lecture 2The web is a matrix of servers that handle client requests and deliver the content at a per-request action.
Server technology- Remote servers- Local servers
TCP/IP – IPv4 and IPv6
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Lecture 3DatabasesA database is a structured way of dealing with structured information.
• An organized mechanism for storing, managing and retrieving information.• Information is stored in tables• Think of a table as a single spreadsheet, a database consists of multiple
spreadsheets that can be linked together using a key.
Normalisation- Rules, 3rd level- How to break down data
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Lecture 4
Introduction to PHP - Comments- Echo- Choices: If..Then- Loops (for and while)- Connecting to a database- C.R.U.D.
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Lecture 5• Self calculating forms• Including additional files• Functions
• C.R.U.D as functions• Sessions & Cookies
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Lecture 6Php allows for the :• Creation• Reading• Appending• Deleting• Uploading• And ClosingOf files.
Login choices for client- Session use and If..Then
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Lecture 7Exporting your SQL to a singular file is an excellent way to create a portable backup.
This SQL file is a single text file that can contain all of the information that is needed to recreate the database and the tables and the raw data if needed.
Backup your files- Skydrive- Unidrive- Dropbox
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Lecture 8Security IssuesAn important aspect of building a social media site, is to provide the end user with a sense of security. This form of security can come in many forms. These are:• Password Protection• Privacy• Spam protection• Malware Protection• Virus Protection• As a developer, your terms and conditions
help cover you for what you can’t control.
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Lecture 10
The core software is built by hundreds of community volunteers, and there are thousands of plugins and themes available to transform a website into almost anything imaginable.
WordPress started in 2003 with a single bit of code to enhance the typography of everyday writing. Starting as just a blogging system, Wordpress has evolved to be used as full content management system for websites.
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Lecture 11Wordpress ThemesThe make up of a word press site consists of a few types of files. These files are:- index.php- Page.php- Style.css- Header.php- Footer.php- Single.php- Sidebar.php
Themes are stored in the wp-content/themes folder
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Assessment 3Brief: Design and build a theme for wordpress.
Due: Week 13, Friday 5pm. What is needed • Construct a working theme for Wordpress o Use HTML 5 and CSS 3 • Documentation of theme
o Concept o Creation of theme o Problems encountered/resolved
• Presentation of site
Submission • 5pm Friday submission time • Wednesday Lecture/tutorial presentation of theme
o Powerpoint
• Zip all web pages o Rename zip file with student number • Submit in electronic format (Email [[email protected]] or CD), both the pages and your documentation.