# SDC310 Server-side Scripting with PHP

**Canonical URL:** https://www.ecpi.edu/course/sdc310

**Last Updated:** 2026-10-14T21:46:53+00:00

**College:** College of Technology

**Department:** Software Development and Coding

**Credit Hours:** 3.00

**Prerequisites:** All of: SDC250, SDC260

**Corequisites:** None

**Course Description:**

This course introduces students to hypertext preprocessor (PHP) used to develop web applications residing on a MySQL database backend. Students will explore a popular server-side language to process data using customer forms, data files and relational databases. Data validation and state management are taught.

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- [Information Technology, Software Development and Coding (BS)](https://www.ecpi.edu/programs/software-development-bachelor-degree)

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