Frequently Asked Questions - General

This course provides a solid foundation through a comprehensive set of technical content including demos and hands-on labs to help you understand how to build PHP applications using Windows, IIS 7 and SQL Server 2008.  Contents of the course includes:
 
PHP & SQL Server Demos

• Integrating SQL Server Geo-Spatial with PHP
• SQL Server Reporting Services and PHP

 
PHP & SQL Server Hands On Labs

• Introduction to Using SQL Server with PHP
• Using Full Text Search over Office Documents in PHP

 
PHP on Windows Hands On Labs

• IIS Access Control Features for PHP
• Using IIS 7.0 Media Features in a PHP Application
• Troubleshooting PHP
• Migrating PHP Applications to IIS 7.0

There are 3 parts to this program:
 

1. The learning material created by Microsoft, which you need to download from this site. The downloaded material will guide you through the entire program except for the online certification which you may take at any given time during the program period.
2. The hands-on-lab on our online server to which you will be given access, once you have enrolled in the program.
3. The online certification exam.

Once you have enrolled, you will have to complete the program within the period of 6 days.  Upon successfully completing the certification exam, with a passing mark of 80% or above, you will be issued a certificate of completion by PHP.net.my
 

Typical course participants include developers, Web site designers, Web creators, Webmasters, technical managers and project leaders. Anyone with an interest in PHP will benefit from this course.
 

 Basic knowledge of PHP is necessary. Experience with a third-generation programming language such as Perl, ASP, JSP, JavaScript or Visual Basic would be an advantage, but is not essential.
 

Approximately 40% of class time is devoted to hands-on exercises. The hands-on exercises are designed to reinforce the material presented in the course notes. During the hands-on lab, participants learn to install, configure and optimize the performance of PHP on the Windows Server, SQL and IIS.

Each program cycle will take 6 days and it will begin on a Tuesday and end the following Sunday. This cycle is repeated every week. On each Monday, the server is reset, to make way for the next cycle.
 

Each participant is given an allotted time of 24 hours x 6 days to complete the training program before the system is reset for the next batch of participants. Based on the course content and dry runs, the time is more than sufficient to complete the program. If you were not able to complete the program within the allotted time, you will have to register with the program again. Therefore, please plan your time accordingly.
 

It's pretty easy actually:
 

• Just click on the "Apply Now" button on the landing page.
• Put in your personal details and make the payment.
• Once the payment is cleared, your UserID and password will be mailed to you to be used to access the system which includes the online learning materials, hands-on lab and certification exams.
• You're good to go!

• You will have 6 calendar days to complete your course, which includes going through the reading notes, the hands-on lab and examinations.
• Download the "PHP on Windows training kit" from the link provided in this site
• After downloading the training kit, run the self-extracting executable to extract all of the training kit files to your local machine. After the content is extracted, the starting page for the training kit will be displayed in your default browser. You can then browse through the individual hands-on labs, demos, and presentations.
• From this point onwards, plan, based on your own schedule, how you want to go through the entire program. Remember, you will have 24 hours x 6 days to complete the program, so plan carefully.