[Yr11 Information Technology] PHP for Unit 2

Mon Nov 12 15:41:29 EST 2007

We did PHP here this year for Unit 2 Outcome 1 & 3, easy for the kids to
learn, loads of resource out there to teach from and shows the kids how
pages that they use on the web change dynamically. Fairly easy to set
up, although our techies did it for us. We didn't get into MySQL but it
could be really well used in SofDev.

David Howard

Padua College

Mornington

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From: yr11it-bounces at edulists.com.au
[mailto:yr11it-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Kent Beveridge
Sent: Monday, 12 November 2007 1:43 PM
To: Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: RE: [Yr11 Information Technology] PHP for Unit 2

PHP is one of the options I am considering for next year too. However, I
am potentially doing it at perhaps yr9 or 10 level depending on a
variety of factors. Still waiting on the boss's response to a proposal
for next year's IT stuff and will then know what's the go! Also hoping
to run some dual/multi platform workstations to spice things up.

It is looking likely that here, we will have just a unit 3/4 as a merge
of the 11's and 12's due to numbers, nothing confirmed as yet...

ahhh, planning, yu gotta luv it!!

KB.

Kent Beveridge,

I.T. co-ordinator

St. Brigids Catholic Sec. College

Horsham

email.. kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au

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From: yr11it-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Russell Edwards
Sent: Mon 11/12/2007 12:43 PM
To: yr11it at edulists.com.au
Subject: [Yr11 Information Technology] PHP for Unit 2

Dear List,

   I would like to have a go at having next year's Year 11s learn PHP.

   I am interested to hear from others how they are going about this.

   I am thinking I will use a WAMP package (Apache/MySQL/PHP bundle) 
to streamline installation.  I do have a machine here I'm going to set 
up as a linux server but I'm apprehensive about giving out accounts on 
it, hence the standalone option.  For people using WAMP, which one are 
you using?

   Has anyone used the PHP integration in Dreamweaver?  They will be 
using Dreamweaver (MX 2004) for web pages so I thought it might make 
for a smooth transition, but I haven't yet tried it myself to see how 
it works.

   What about PHP frameworks such as Zend Framework--does anyone use 
those for Unit 2 IT or is it better to keep it simple?

  While I'm at it, seeing I will be setting my MySQL anyway--is anyone 
using MySQL (perhaps with a nice web management interface) for the 
database topics in Unit 1 or IT Apps Unit 3?   I think it may be too 
tricky for many of my kids but thought I would ask the question in any 
case.

Russell Edwards
Whittlesea Secondary College

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