PHP Patterns and Refactoring Training Course

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is designed for data scientists and software engineers who wish to utilise AdaBoost to build boosting algorithms for machine learning with Python.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Establish the necessary development environment to begin constructing machine learning models with AdaBoost.
• Grasp the ensemble learning approach and understand how to implement adaptive boosting.
• Acquire the skills to construct AdaBoost models that enhance machine learning algorithms in Python.
• Employ hyperparameter tuning to boost the accuracy and performance of AdaBoost models.

This course equips PHP developers with the essential skills needed to fortify their applications against modern internet-based threats. The curriculum explores web vulnerabilities through practical PHP examples, extending beyond the OWASP Top Ten to cover a wide range of injection attacks, script injections, session handling weaknesses, insecure direct object references, file upload issues, and more. PHP-specific vulnerabilities are categorised into standard vulnerability types, such as missing or flawed input validation, incorrect error and exception handling, misuse of security features, and time- and state-related problems. For the latter, the course examines attacks like open_basedir circumvention, denial-of-service via magic floats, and hash table collision attacks. In every instance, participants will learn the critical techniques and functions required to mitigate these risks.

A significant focus is placed on client-side security, addressing vulnerabilities in JavaScript, Ajax, and HTML5. The course introduces key PHP security extensions, such as hash, mcrypt, and OpenSSL for cryptography, as well as Ctype, ext/filter, and HTML Purifier for input validation. Best practices for hardening are discussed in the context of PHP configuration (php.ini), Apache, and general server management. Finally, an overview of various security testing tools and techniques is provided, enabling developers and testers to utilise security scanners, penetration testing, exploit packs, sniffers, proxy servers, fuzzing tools, and static source code analyzers.

Both the introduction to vulnerabilities and the configuration practices are reinforced by a series of hands-on exercises. These demonstrations illustrate the impact of successful attacks, show how to apply mitigation techniques, and guide participants through the use of various extensions and tools.

Participants attending this course will

• Grasp the fundamental concepts of security, IT security, and secure coding
• Learn about web vulnerabilities beyond the OWASP Top Ten and understand how to avoid them
• Gain knowledge of client-side vulnerabilities and secure coding practices
• Develop a practical understanding of cryptography
• Learn to utilise various PHP security features
• Identify common coding mistakes and learn how to prevent them
• Stay informed about recent vulnerabilities affecting the PHP framework
• Acquire practical experience in using security testing tools
• Access sources and further reading on secure coding practices

Audience

Developers

A wide array of proven patterns is readily accessible to everyone. Often, it simply involves adapting the nomenclature and implementing the pattern within a specific technology. This approach can save hundreds of hours that would otherwise be dedicated to design and testing. Training Goals This course has two goals: first, it allows you to reuse widely-known patterns, second, it allows you to create and reuse patterns specific to your organization. It helps you to estimate how patterns can reduce costs, systematize the design process and generate a code framework based on your patterns. Audience Software designers, business analysts, project managers, programmers and developers as well as operational managers and software division managers. Course Style The course focuses on use cases and their relationship with a specific pattern. Most of the examples are explained in UML and in simple Java examples (the language can change if the course is booked as a closed course). It guides you through the sources of the patterns as well as showing you how to catalogue and describe patterns which can be reused across your organization.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level Java developers who wish to apply design patterns to improve software structure, maintainability, and scalability.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the purpose and benefits of design patterns.
• Apply Creational, Structural, and Behavioral patterns effectively in Java.
• Improve code reusability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Refactor existing codebases using design patterns.

This instructor-led live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level PHP developers who wish to apply design patterns effectively in their projects.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the purpose and benefits of design patterns.
• Identify and implement appropriate design patterns for common scenarios.
• Structure PHP applications using industry-recognized best practices.
• Integrate patterns into modern frameworks such as Symfony or Zend.

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The rapid advancement of microservices and container technologies in recent years has profoundly transformed how we design, develop, deploy, and operate software. Today's applications must be engineered for scalability, elasticity, resilience against failures, and adaptability to change. To meet these evolving demands, modern architectural approaches require a distinct set of patterns and best practices. This training explores methods to identify, comprehend, and adapt to these new requirements.

Audience
This training is designed for individuals who have a basic understanding of container technology and Kubernetes concepts but may lack hands-on, real-world experience. Drawing on use cases and lessons learned from practical projects, the course aims to inspire participants to build and manage high-quality cloud-native applications.

• Developers
• Operations
• DevOps
• QA Engineers
• IT Project Managers

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions
• Extensive exercises and practical sessions
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment

Course Customization Options

• To request customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa introduces the fundamentals of Laravel and walks participants through the creation of a Laravel-based web application.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is aimed at developers who wish to learn and use Livewire to build modern and dynamic application interfaces.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Build and test livewire components.
• Build applications using the Livewire library.
• Create dynamic components within PHP.

This instructor-led live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is aimed at web developers who wish to use Laravel and Vue.js for full-stack web development.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Develop web applications using Laravel and Vue.js.
• Integrate the Laravel backend API with Vue.js.
• Deploy a Laravel application.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is targeted at developers who wish to utilise Lumen for building Laravel-based microservices and applications.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the necessary development environment to start developing microservices with Lumen.
• Understand the benefits of implementing microservices using Lumen and PHP.
• Perform and implement the microservices functions and operations using the Lumen framework.
• Protect and control access to the microservices architectures by building security layers.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is aimed at developers who wish to use PHP 8 to develop, build, and test complex enterprise-level web applications such as e-commerce sites, CRM systems, WMS, etc.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the necessary development environment to start developing web applications with PHP 8.
• Learn more about the new features in PHP 8 and how to implement them.
• Get a refresher of the PHP basics and some programming tips.
• Use the new functions in PHP 8 to improve the performance of web applications.
• Know the best practices on enhancing the security and stability of web applications with PHP 8.

With a market share of 60%, WordPress is the Content Management System (CMS) of choice for many of the world's most high-profile websites. PHP is a server-side language, which powers about 82 percent of the web.

In this instructor-led, live training (onsite or remote), participants with little or no previous programming experience will learn how to customise a WordPress website using PHP.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the development tools needed to quickly start working with PHP
• Understand and alter the various types of PHP files in WordPress
• Understand PHP syntax (conditional statements, loops, functions, etc.)
• Write their own plugin or a theme within WordPress
• Debug, deploy and troubleshoot a WordPress website

Audience

• Web designers
• Content creators with technical skills
• Business owners with technical skills
• Developers with no previous experience with PHP

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion
• Plenty of exercises and practice
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment

Note

• To request a customised training for this course, please contact us to arrange.
• To learn more about WordPress, please visit: https://wordpress.org/

This instructor-led live training (online or onsite) is aimed at web developers who wish to build middleware and web services in Laravel.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Use Laravel PHP Artisan to generate code and components.
• Build RESTful APIs in Laravel that can browse, read, edit, add, and delete.
• Filter and sort results based on URL parameters using RESTful APIs.