Infinite Scroll Project AJAX MySQL API PHP jQuery

Course Overview

What skills and knowledge will you acquire during this course?
The skills and knowledge that will be acquired during this course include:

- Connecting to an API
- Setting up a PHP database API
- Using AJAX to pull JSON data from the backend
- Getting MySQL data into a web application
- Understanding and implementing infinite scrolling
- Combining technologies to plan and build applications
- Using AJAX to send requests to a server API
- Returning content in a JSON format to be added to web page content
- Working with jQuery, JavaScript, and PHP
- Creating an API endpoint and querying it for data
- Setting up the structure of a web application
- Creating a PHP database connection
- Populating a database with lorem ipsum text
- Understanding how an API works and outputting content from a MySQL database into JSON format
- Building a customized JSON output using PHP code
- Making AJAX requests with jQuery
- Using JavaScript to detect scroll events
- Assembling HTML pages dynamically
- Gaining insight into how web applications are built

How does this course contribute to professional growth?
This course contributes to professional growth by providing the opportunity to learn and develop skills in various technologies and techniques used in web development. It teaches how to create a web application that implements infinite scrolling, a popular web-design technique. By learning how to connect to an API, set up a PHP database API, and use AJAX to pull JSON data from the backend, students gain valuable knowledge in integrating different technologies to build dynamic web applications. Additionally, the course covers topics such as working with MySQL data, creating a customized JSON output, and using jQuery and JavaScript to enhance the functionality of the application. By completing this project-based course, students gain real-world experience and improve their ability to plan and develop applications. The course also assumes prior knowledge of jQuery, JavaScript, and PHP, allowing students to further expand their skills in these languages. Overall, this course provides a comprehensive learning experience that can contribute to professional growth in the field of web development.

Is this course suitable for preparing further education?
This course provides a comprehensive learning experience on how to develop an API that can return database content into the front end. It covers the necessary technologies and steps required to plan and build applications. The course teaches how to use AJAX to send requests to a server API and retrieve content in JSON format to be added to web page content. Prerequisites for this course include a working knowledge of jQuery, JavaScript, and PHP. The course also emphasizes the importance of project-based learning and provides a real-world experience by combining multiple technologies within one application. The instructor has over 18 years of web development experience and is available to answer any questions. Source code is included to facilitate a quick start.