Archive for the 'PHP Videos' Category

PHP Shopping Cart Video Tutorial Course - available for download.

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Hi,
After teasing you guys for a week or so, I’ve released the entire video tutorial course on building a PHP based shopping cart.
There is a small charge ($19.99) to download the entire course, but it is more than worth it since you get 140 minutes of top notch nerd training … and we include [...]

PHP Shopping Cart Tutorial

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Hi,
I just released a new PHP shopping cart video tutorial for beginners. In this series of videos, you learn how to build a PHP based shopping cart that works with Paypal. Some highlights:

It’s object oriented - almost!
The shopping cart ‘talks’ to Paypal.
Learn how to create XML documents and how to process them with PHP.
You also [...]

Killerphp Videos Now Available for Download

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Hi,
I’ve had many request for access to the videos either on a DVD or in a downloadable format for viewing offline. So after many months of brushing it off, I now have the videos for you … at a small cost:

$19.99 for the download
$29.99 for the DVD

The videos are still all available to watch online, [...]

Connecting PHP to MYSQL Video Tutorial

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Hi,
I was just looking over killerphp.com and noticed that I hadn’t posted any new content for a little while - it’s been about two weeks!
… That can happen when your busy removing your teeth.

Anyway, I’ve gotten around to releasing a new set of beginners video tutorials on PHP. This time around, I [...]

Setting up an MVC structure with the Zend Framework - part 2

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Hi,
I’ve released our second video (part 2 of 2) on setting up an MVC structure with the Zend Framework.

This Zend Framework video is from our resident Zend-nerd: Jon Lebensold.
Again, let us know what you think and should you have any suggestions or request, please feel free to comment.
Running time: 19+ minutes
Part 2 of [...]

Setting up an MVC structure with the Zend Framework - part 1

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Hi,
I just released a new video on setting up an MVC structure with the Zend Framework. This video is a little more basic than the previous Zend videos … I had to twist Jon’s arm a little.

Anyway, let us know what you think and should you have any suggestions or request, please feel free to [...]

Object Oriented Video Tutorials for your Ipod

Friday, March 14th, 2008

Hi,
I just released my beginners object oriented php video tutorials in iPod format.

These videos target total beginners to object oriented programing. Though I talk about PHP, the principles are universal and so they apply to all OO (object oriented) languages including:

Java
Actionscript
C#
Ruby

.. and others. So if you are struggling to understand OOP concepts while trying to [...]

Zend Framework Video Tutorials

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

I just launched a new section on Killerphp.com on the Zend Framework.
I figured it only made sense, given that we’ve built two live web applications based on it:
Video sharing site: www.idea22.com
Web template sharing site: www.webshapes.org
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For those of you who are not familar with the Zend Framework:
The Zend Framework is a web application framework designed to [...]

PHP Video Tutorials for iPods

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Because of recent demand, I decided to release my PHP video tutorials in iPod format - that means they play on your iPod.

… OK, you guys guessed that one.
These video were originally intended for viewing on a computer monitor, so some of the code examples will be harder to read since iPod screens [...]

PHP Sessions Video Tutorials - Part 3

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

This is part 3 (of 3) of my video tutorials that introduces PHP sessions to beginners.

The video:
PHP session video tutorial - part 3
Notes from the videos:
Session ID:
PHP sessions create a unique id that is passed on to the user by either a cookie or in the URL string. To be clear, the actual information tracked [...]

PHP Sessions Video Tutorials - Part 2

Friday, February 15th, 2008

This is the part 2 of 3 of my videos that introduces the beginner to PHP sessions.

In this video, I get into practical examples where we see basic PHP sessions in action.
PHP session video tutorial - part 2
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
www.killerphp.com

Introduction to MySQL Video Tutorial

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

I’ve just released a new video introducing MySQL - PHP’s partner in crime.
I cover basic topics like:

Database types.
The difference between a database and a spreadsheet

etc …
I also briefly introduce phpMyAdmin given that it is probably the most used MySQL management tool out there today.
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I will soon be releasing more videos that get into practical [...]

PHP Video: Creating your own Functions - Part 3

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Hi,
This part 3 of 3 of my video series on creating custom functions in PHP. We continue from where I left off in part 2.
The Video: Custom PHP Functions - Part 3
Thanks,
Stefan
www.killerphp.com

PHP Video: Creating your own Functions - Part 2

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

Hi,
This part 2 of 3 of my video series on creating custom functions in PHP. We continue from where I left off in part 1.
The Video: Custom PHP Functions - Part 2
Part 3 will be out soon.
Thanks,
Stefan
www.killerphp.com

PHP Video Tutorial: Creating your own Functions

Monday, October 8th, 2007

Hi,
This part 1 of 3 of my video series on creating custom functions in PHP.
We cover the very basics and learn about one of the key advantages of creating functions in php versus just write straight PHP code to your pages.
The Video: Custom PHP Functions
Part 2 and 3 will be out soon.
Thanks,
Stefan
www.killerphp.com

PHP Video Tutorial: Functions

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

Hi,
I just released the first 3 videos on PHP functions that covers some of the basics on this fundamental construct in PHP. In these videos I cover things like:

What exactly are functions.
What are a functions ‘arguments’.
Why do functions ‘return’ things.

… and a bunch of other stuff too.
The Videos:

PHP Functions - part 1
PHP Functions - part [...]

PHP Video Tutorial: PHP Loops

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

Hi,
I’ve released a new video tutorial covering PHP basics. In this video I teach three different loop types in PHP:

For Loops
While Loops
Foreach Loops

The Video: php loops
Thanks,
Stefan Mischook
www.killerphp.com

Video Tutorial: Processing forms with PHP part 3.

Monday, September 24th, 2007

I just released part 3 on how to process forms with PHP:
Processing forms with PHP - part 3
This video wraps up my introduction to forms and PHP where I also teach a little about functions along the way. It’s about 8 minutes long.
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This video is geared towards total beginners to PHP so I don’t wanna [...]

Building Objects in PHP - Part 3

Sunday, September 9th, 2007

Hi,
I’ve just released part 3 of my videos on objects in PHP.
In this video, I clarify a point I was trying to make in part 2. In a nutshell, I talk about why it makes sense to keep any page rendering code (HTML and CSS) out of your business logic classes.
.. I cover the details [...]

Why Learn PHP?

Monday, April 16th, 2007

One of the two main reasons I put up Killerphp.com is that I believe every web designer should learn PHP. It is a position that (as far as I know) is unique on the Web - no other web-nerds have mentioned it so far.
I suppose I could go on and write about why I believe [...]