CSC 341 (even): Week of 1/18/16

CSC 341 (even): The Week beginning Jan. 18

Homework:

Answer the following questions in a Word document.
1. Distinguish between server-side scripting such as PHP and client-side scripting such as JavaScript.
  
  Possible resources:
  - Beginner PHP Tutorial - 1 - Introduction to PHP (youtube )
  - Programming PHP (Tatroe, MacIntyre & Lerdorf) chapter 1
  - PHP Manual > Getting Started
2. What happens if a file with PHP code is given the extension htm instead of php? In the browser view the page source of the .htm version and .php version. How do they differ?
3. Distinguish between PHP's GET and POST methods.
  
  Possible Resources:
  - Programming PHP (Tatroe, MacIntyre & Lerdorf) p. 177
  - Beginner PHP Tutorial - 69 - Working with $_GET Variables
  - Beginner PHP Tutorial - 70 - Working with $_POST Variables
  - php.net Documentation: $_GET
  - php.net Documentation: $_POST
4. Describe the following services and provide their "well-known port" numbers.
  - FTP
  - SSH
  - HTTP
  - SMTP
  Possible Resources:
  - Mr. Clarkson Talks About... Client-Server and Peer-Peer Network Models
  - Mr. Clarkson Talks About... Protocols and Port Numbers
5. Watch and summarize the video Open Source Basics (Youtube video by Intel Software)
Due: Jan. 26
Tuesday:

Syllabus

Some silly examples of PHP variables:
PHPBells.zip
Madlib.zip

Lab: Make an HTML form (with a text input for a username, a select drop-down for a team member, an email input and a submit button) and a PHP page that handles the form displaying the posted values and sending an email to the address provided. Post the files on La Salle's alpha server. Send me the URL of your page.

Resources:
- Some PHP PowerPoint
- Hello Word with simple form (zipped)
Other useful resources:
- WinSCP download: application for posting files. Also see HowTo: Using WinSCP to connect via FTP
- FileZilla download: application for posting files. Also see FileZilla FTP Client - Setup/Install/Use [Tutorial]
- PuTTY: application for SSH (Secure Shell) lets you access a machine's command prompt without being physically in front of it. see also PuTTY/SSH Intro Tutorial
- ViewingFileExtensionsInWindows.ppt
Due: Jan. 26

Distinguish between server-side scripting such as PHP and client-side scripting such as JavaScript.

Possible resources:

What happens if a file with PHP code is given the extension htm instead of php? In the browser view the page source of the .htm version and .php version. How do they differ?

Distinguish between PHP's GET and POST methods.

Possible Resources:

Describe the following services and provide their "well-known port" numbers.

Possible Resources:

Watch and summarize the video Open Source Basics (Youtube video by Intel Software)

Resources: