FileMaker and PHP Foundations
by Lance Hallberg
Start the free chapterPHP is the most widely used scripting language on the web. It's accessible, well documented, and easy to learn. When FileMaker Inc. released their API for PHP a new door was opened to build rich web applications that interact with FileMaker Pro databases. This VTC course will introduce you to the PHP language, FileMaker's API for PHP, and best practices for Custom Web Publishing with PHP. To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links.
Course content
Introduction4 lessons
PHP Basics6 lessons
PHP Flow Control8 lessons
FileMaker and PHP6 lessons
PHP Arrays8 lessons
- Numeric Arrays4:101 credit or ad
- Associative Arrays2:561 credit or ad
- Explode and Implode3:401 credit or ad
- Multidimensional Arrays2:361 credit or ad
- Arrays from FileMaker5:111 credit or ad
- Traversing Arrays pt. 14:021 credit or ad
- Traversing Arrays pt. 26:381 credit or ad
- Array Reference3:041 credit or ad
Performing Finds12 lessons
- Command Functions3:501 credit or ad
- Find Commands3:011 credit or ad
- Building Your Layout4:381 credit or ad
- Adding Find Criteria3:251 credit or ad
- Working with Results4:181 credit or ad
- Working with Records5:221 credit or ad
- Trapping for Errors5:221 credit or ad
- Building Your Form4:171 credit or ad
- Form Processing pt. 14:561 credit or ad
- Form Processing pt. 23:121 credit or ad
- HTML Formatting3:541 credit or ad
- Data Lists and Tables5:181 credit or ad
Intermediate Find Techniques6 lessons
Sorts / Scripts / Results10 lessons
- Sorting Records5:221 credit or ad
- Limiting Results4:061 credit or ad
- Result Layout4:131 credit or ad
- Perform Script pt. 15:141 credit or ad
- Perform Script pt. 23:181 credit or ad
- Script Parameters pt. 15:561 credit or ad
- Script Parameters pt. 25:531 credit or ad
- Script Results pt. 13:021 credit or ad
- Script Results pt. 23:011 credit or ad
- Script Results pt. 35:551 credit or ad
Related Records and Compound Finds7 lessons
Custom Functions3 lessons
Work with Records8 lessons
- Creating the Form5:091 credit or ad
- Creating Records pt. 13:251 credit or ad
- Creating Records pt. 24:191 credit or ad
- Editing Records pt. 14:571 credit or ad
- Editing Records pt. 26:511 credit or ad
- Creating Related Records6:321 credit or ad
- Deleting Related Records6:361 credit or ad
- Deleting Records3:401 credit or ad
Working with Container Data2 lessons
Formatting Output Data3 lessons
Summarizing Data12 lessons
- Intro to Sub Summary Design5:501 credit or ad
- Build Layouts and Finds5:481 credit or ad
- Multi-Dimensional pt. 15:361 credit or ad
- Multi-Dimensional pt. 26:361 credit or ad
- Sub Summary Totals5:381 credit or ad
- Grand Totals4:041 credit or ad
- Record Formatting pt. 13:241 credit or ad
- Record Formatting pt. 25:221 credit or ad
- Dynamic Data6:431 credit or ad
- Dynamic Value List5:311 credit or ad
- Dynamic Sort3:211 credit or ad
- Dynamic Summary3:461 credit or ad