Database Tutorial

Objectives

There are two objectives for the twelfth week. The best way to accomplish these objectives is two fold. First, you need to read the articles and web pages referenced through links in the summary page. This also includes any subordinate pages referenced through links. Second, you need to do the work and use the tools to copy existing scripts, edit scripts, and test scripts.

• Learn how to describe the LAMP stack.
• Learn how the components of the LAMP stack work together.
• Learn how a scripting language, like PHP, supports the LAMP stack.

Reading Assignments

You should prepare by reading the following articles. There will be many new terms. You may want to check the Glossary in the Oracle Database 12c PL/SQL Programming book to understand most of those new terms. After your preparation, you should work through the examples provided for you in the reading.

• Prepare (Reading):
• Understand the LAMP architecture works.
• Understand how LAMP components interact together.
• Teach One Another (Lab):
  • Add the necessary columns to the ITEM table.
  • Perform the assigned test cases to display large text and image files.
• Ponder and Prove (Internalization):
  • Compare and contrast methods and practices that support LAMP applications.
  • Examine and understand how LAMP provides a platform for database-centric web applications.

Reference Materials

After you’ve read the article and tutorials, you should experiment with the examples provided in the article or tutorials. The second week’s lab starts with copying, editing, and testing unit and integration testing scripts:

• Reading
  • LAMP Architecture
• Articles
  • LAMP Stack
• Tutorials
  • PHP Tutorial
  • PHP Functions
• Lab
  • Description
  • Help Section
  • Instructions

The lab relies on your ability to navigate in the SQL*Plus command-line interface and the ability to edit a script file. Your student images have had the necessary files placed in the proper location to support your lab assignment.

You should read through the Quiz 13: Review Notes to ensure you understand Week 13 material before moving on to Week 14. Please feel free to identify and comment on anything that would benefit form different wording or supplemental ideas.