dunwoody presentation march 26 - 2014
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PHP as a transferable skillTRANSCRIPT
PHP and Web Development
Magento Admin Basics
Dunwoody College, March 26th, 2014
Matt HarringtonMarketing Lead at Wagento.com
Matt HarringtonMarketing Lead at Wagento.com
Audience Introductions
Name and What you do?
Are you a student, developer or business owner?
Why are you interested?
Optional: One thing you hope to learn/gain tonight
Don’t Worry! Intros will be brief and you can stay seated.
Knowledge of PHP is important for being able to develop on many of the most popular platforms
eCommerce Platforms
Knowledge of PHP is important for being able to develop on many of the most popular platforms
eCommerce Platforms
Knowledge of PHP is important for being able to develop on many of the most popular platforms
eCommerce Platforms
Top Ecommerce PlatformsTom Robertshaw Survey of Alex Top 1 Million ecommerce sites:
Top Ecommerce PlatformsTom Robertshaw Survey of Alex Top 1 Million ecommerce sites:
http://tomrobertshaw.net/2013/03/feb-2013-ecommerce-survey/
Non-Ecommerce Sites Use PHP
PHP is like CranberriesIt finds its way into everything
Why is PHP so Popular?
PHP Has Been Around Awhile1995 – Rasmus Lerdorf
Community of SupportersFree – open source
PHP is FlexibleWhether it is used to add a dynamic date to your website or is used to perform complex logic, it’s flexibility has cemented its place in development for websites.
It is ubiquitous on web servers.
PHP is FlexibleWhether it is used to add a dynamic date to your website or is used to perform complex logic, it’s flexibility has cemented its place in development for websites.
It is ubiquitous on web servers.
• You can use it to collect information, • interact with a SQL Database, • build product catalogue search features, • render graphics on the fly
PHP and eCommerce
PHP is used on all of these platforms, regardless of their trend in popularity
MySQL and Magento
Key Takeaway
PHP (and other programming languages) is a transferrable skill.
Magento
Magento Certifications
What does certification mean?
Magento Admin Basics
User Accounts (Administrative Users, Roles)Customer User Accounts ProductsCategoriesCMS Pages/Static BlocksInvoicingPromo Codes