PHP Programming, Part 2

Four things from today’s session on PHP:

  1. PHP runs on the server to generate webpages; Javascript runs on the browser to animate your webpage.
  2. Functions are the most common way to organize code; can be built-in or user-defined.
  3. Functions can be named and then executed when called.
  4. Syntax: echo means print; strings are text and are indicated by quotation marks; semi-colons separate statements.
Anice Mills

Author: Anice Mills

Anice Mills has been the Undergraduate Services Librarian in the Humanities & History Libraries since 2002. She holds an M.A. in Russian History from the University of London and an M.S. in Library and Information Science from LIU/Palmer School. She is the selector for the Milstein Undergraduate Library housed in Butler Library. She aims to support the research interests of undergraduates in Columbia College and General Studies, with particular focus on incorporating digital tools and methods into their research. Her project focus is on the history and development of Riverside Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and built between 1875 and 1910 alongside the Hudson River to complement the developing Morningside Heights community.