PHP for Beginners: Part 4 - Build a Game
Use HTML, CSS, PHP and the HTML5 canvas to create a simple Hangman game
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What You Will Learn!
- create a hangman word game using HTML, CSS, and PHP
- create a HTML form to accept a user input
- process user input from a HTML form using PHP
- create sessions and use them to store and retrieve values
- use the HTML5 canvas to draw shapes
- use PHP array functions
- retrieve a random word from a text file
- use PHP conditional statements
- use PHP foreach() loop
- use CSS to style a page
- use Bootstrap to style a page
- create a modal popup using Bootstrap's modal functionality
- Use 2-dimensional arrays to create a rating for the user's score
Description
This course is intended for those students who would like to complete a simple project. You should be familiar with PHP code, HTML, and CSS. However, each step is fully explained in detail. If you are a proficient PHP coder then this course is probably not right for you! If you are familiar with my other courses then you should really enjoy this one as you will create a full project.
As an experienced teacher, I often find that some courses are just too long and students lose interest. By keeping this course short (around 4 hours of content) and targeted, you should learn some valuable skills quickly and effectively without the need to sit through hours of code. You will follow along as you and I work together to develop scripts. You will learn about my thought processes as we develop the hangman game. You will also see how I avoid many errors that plague beginner coders.
In this course I will show you how to create a simple hangman game using PHP, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, and Javascript.
You will learn the basic code structure and then begin to enhance the game by adding HTML5 canvas graphics and some Bootstrap styling. You will continue to develop the game as the lessons progress and learn how to integrate PHP code with HTML, CSS and jQuery.
At the end of the course you will find a series of challenges with full solutions. These are intended to help you advance the game with some new features.
I strongly recommend that you watch the free course preview videos to see if this course will be suitable for your level of ability as it is aimed at beginners. If you like the previews, then join today.
I look forward to welcoming you to the course.
THE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
IMPORTANT: Please read carefully
You are free to use ANY development environment including the one that you are already using (if any). In this course, I show you how to download and install Visual Studio Code and MAMP (both of which are FREE and available for Mac and Windows).
If you are unsure about which code editor option is best for you then I encourage you to contact me and I will be happy to discuss the options with you.
You can also follow this course using your own preferred code editor.
Once again, using Visual Studio Code with MAMP is OPTIONAL. You can use ANY suitable development environment of your choosing.
MY PROMISES TO YOU
As a registered teacher (yes, I teach in a real classroom every day), I strongly believe it is my job to ensure you feel totally supported when taking my classes. I therefore promise the following:
to respect you as a student and individual with your own learning needs
to be courteous and polite in our interactions
to answer your questions about the course content promptly
to fix any issues you may encounter with the lessons
to respond promptly to feedback
I really do look forward to welcoming you to this course. I am confident you will enjoy the approach of learning what each line of code actually means.
Join the course today.
Who Should Attend!
- This course is a short fun course intended to provide you with practical experience in developing a simple online word game.
- This course is NOT a full web development course.
- This course is NOT intended for advanced coders.
