Zend Certification

PHP Basics Functions Data Format & Types

Syntax Operators Variables Constants Control Structures Language Constructs and Functions Namespaces Extensions Config Performance/bytecode caching Web Features Sessions Forms GET and POST data Cookies HTTP Headers HTTP Authentication I/O

Syntax Arguments Variables References Returns Variable Scope Anonymous Functions, closures

XML Basics SimpleXML XML Extension Xpath Webservices Basics SOAP REST JSON & AJAX DateTime DOMDocument Security

Object Oriented Programming

Files Reading Writing File System Functions Streams Contexts Strings & Patterns Quoting Matching Extracting Searching Replacing Formatting PCRE HEREDOC and NOWDOC Encodings

Instantiation Modifiers/Inheritance Interfaces Exceptions Static Methods & Properties Autoload Reflection Type Hinting Class Constants Late Static Binding Magic (_*) Methods Instance Methods & Properties Class Definition SPL Databases

Configuration Session Security Cross-Site Scripting Cross-Site Request Forgeries SQL Injection Remote Code Injection Email Injection Filter Input Escape Output Encryption, Hashing algorithms File uploads Data storage SSL

Arrays

SQL Joins Analyzing Queries Prepared Statements Transactions PDO

Enumerated Arrays Associative Arrays Array Iteration Multi-Dimensional Arrays Array Functions SPL, Objects as arrays

1. ZEND INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING A. Language and the Logic of Programming B. How Programming Turns Into Programs C. Client Server Programs 2. PHP LANGUAGE BASICS A. Syntax B. Quotes C. Comments D. Introduction to Zend Studio E. PHP Environment F. Data Types G. Operator Precedence 3. PHP VARIABLE BASICS A. Variables B. Constants C. Arrays 4. PHP CONTROL FLOW BASICS

A. Operators B. Conditionals 5. PHP FUNCTION BASICS A. Functions B. File System Basics 6. PHP PROGRAMMING BASICS A. How to Structure a Program B. Security Tips C. Debugging Tips 7. PHP WEB AND DATABASE BASICS A. Database Introduction 1. WORKING WITH THE WEB A. Client / Server Programs B. Server Communication C. Sessions D. Cookies E. Typed Languages F. What is PHP G. PHP: Benefits to RPG Programmers H. Introduction to PHP Syntax I. How PHP works with HTML J. Basic HTML Elements 2. ZEND STUDIO AND PHP A. Zend Studio for i/OS Features B. PHP Environment C. Zend Core for i/OS D. Connecting to DB/ and RPG/COBOL 3. INTRODUCTION TO PHP A. Comments B. Variables and Data Types C. Constants D. Strings E. Quotes F. Arrays G. Variable References H. Scope 4. OPERATORS

A. Operators and Conditional Statements B. Combining Operators C. String Operators D. Comparison Operators E. Logical Operators F. Conditionals G. Switch 5. LOOPING STATEMENTS A. for B. while C. do-while D. continue E. break F. foreach 6. FUNCTION BASICS A. Types of Functions B. Calling Functions C. Declaring Functions D. Function Inputs E. Function Outputs F. Internal Functions 7. PHP TOOLKIT FOR i/OS A. PHP Toolkit 8. PHP AND DATA SOURCES A. Connecting to a Data Source B. SQL and MySQL C. Connecting PHP and MySQL D. Running MySQL on i/OS E. Connecting PHP and DB F. DB Access using the PHP Toolkit G. ibm_db Extensions 9. BRIDGE FOR i/OS A. Bridge Components 10. FILE HANDLING IN PHP A. File System Basics B. Types of File Functions C. Opening Files

D. Reading from Files E. Writing to Files F. Closing Files G. File System Performance

PHP Projects
1. PHP SYNTAX REVIEW A. Quotes B. Comments C. Special Characters D. Data Types E. Precedence and Definitions F. Arrays G. Operators H. Conditionals and Loops I. Functions 2. PHP LANGUAGE CONCEPTS A. Including Files B. Globals C. References D. File System Basics 3. CONFIGURING PHP A. Setting Up a Development Environment B. PHP.INI Settings 4. REGULAR EXPRESSIONS A. Characters and Symbols B. RegEx Functions C. Pattern Modifiers 5. PHP WEB CONCEPTS A. Server Communication B. HTTP Headers C. Output Buffering D. Browser Caching F. Cookies G. Sessions

H. Email I. Forms 6. PHP OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING A. Classes B. Static Context C. Visibility (PPP) D. Overriding Functions E. Interfaces F. Cloning G. Namespaces 7. PHP DATABASE BASICS A. Relational Databases B. SQL and MySQL C. Connecting PHP and MySQL D. PDO E. Stored Procedures F. Transactions 8. CRITICAL ASPECTS OF BUILDING PHP APPLICATIONS A. Testing and Debugging B. Troubleshooting Procedures: Development C. phpDocumentor, phpDoc D. Exceptions E. Web Services F. Performance Enhancements G. Security and Validation

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE CERTIFICATION A. About the Certification 2. PHP 5.3 CERTIFICATION FOCUS AREAS A. PHP Basics B. Functions C. Data Formats & Types D. Web Features E. OOP F. Security G. Strings & Patterns H. Databases I. Arrays J. I/O

PHP Security
1. BASIC SECURITY CONCEPTS A. What is Security B. Defense in Depth C. Basic Security Rules D. Building Secure Web Applications Guidelines 2. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THINGS GO WRONG A. SQL InjectionAttacks B. XSS / XST Injection Attacks C. Command Injection Attacks D. Remote Code Injection Attacks E. XSRF / CSRF Attacks F. Session Attacks G. Secure File Uploads 3. OTHER COMMON SECURITY MEASURES A. Secure Configurations B. Password Security C. Sandboxes and Traps D. Tarpits E. Obscurity F. Ajax Implications G. Filtering Charsets

4. SECURITY RESOURCES, TOOLS, INFRASTUCTURE A. Security Resources and Tools B. Infrastructure and Server Security C. Database and MySQL Security D. Course Review and Project