Web Programming with Ruby Training Course

Web Programming with Ruby

Note: During the Covid-19 crisis, courses will only be delivered over the web

4 days hands-on £1,940+VAT

This course can be delivered over the web

Next scheduled date:
Monday February 10^th, 2025 Enrol Now!

Can't wait that long? It may be possible to deliver this course at an earlier date. Contact us if you're interested

Website development using Ruby, Apache & MySQL

Outline

Internet Technology Review

TCP/IP
DNS
HTTP
HTML and XHTML
CGI

Client Documents

Dynamic elements using CSS
HTML forms
State management
URL encoding
Cookies

Client-Side Scripting

JavaScript syntax
The Document Object Model
Controlling the browser
Writing event handlers
Form validation
Using cookies
Browser dependencies

MySQL

MySQL features
MySQL clients
Basic configuration
Security
Creating users and databases
Data and table types
Backup and restore data

Apache Web Server

Apache features
Basic configuration
Apache modules
Virtual directories and sites
Security
Application deployment
Installing eRuby

Ruby

Ruby syntax
Regular expressions
Using the CGI class
Using eRuby
Form processing
Session management
Generating HTML and JavaScript
Managing headers
I/O
Accessing MySQL data
Sending email

E-Commerce

Security & encryption
Digital signatures
Certificates
The Secure Socket Layer
Processing card payments
Obtaining a certificate

Overview

Participants will gain a firm understanding of the capabilities, configuration and administration of the Apache web server and the MySQL database management system.

In addition, participants will become proficient in Ruby, one of the most popular modern scripting languages, and learn how to deploy web applications on the Apache web server and access data stored in MySQL.

Note: This course does not cover the Rails framework.

Objectives

On successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Understand the essential Internet technologies
Write web documents with client-side scripting
Set up and configure MySQL databases
Set up and configure the Apache web server
Understand the requirements for site security and credit card processing
Use Ruby to write scripts for server-side processing
Access MySQL data from Ruby scripts
Deploy Ruby applications on the Apache web server

Audience

This course is designed for programmers and web designers who wish to create web applications using the Apache web server on Windows, Unix or Linux platforms.

Prerequisites

Participants are expected to have a basic understanding of programming concepts and of data access using SQL. Some knowledge of basic Internet technologies is assumed but the essentials are reviewed at the start of the course.

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Web Programming with Ruby

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