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Web Application Development

Build a database-driven web application with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and MySQL.

Beginner 6 weeks 12 live sessions Live online Enrolling now

Overview

This is the course for anyone who has built a static page and wants to build software. Over six weeks you build one real application end to end: a front end, a PHP back end, a MySQL database, user accounts, and a deployment.

It suits final-year students who need a working project, and anyone who wants to move from pages to applications. Every session is live, and you write the application as we go rather than watching someone else write it.

What you will be able to do

  • Model a problem as database tables with sensible relationships
  • Write PHP that reads and writes to MySQL safely, using prepared statements
  • Build user registration, login and sessions from scratch
  • Create, read, update and delete records through a web interface
  • Validate input on both the client and the server
  • Upload and serve files securely
  • Handle errors without exposing internals to the user
  • Deploy a working application and defend how it is built

Course modules

4 modules · 17 lessons

1 Foundations and environment Get a working local setup and understand the request cycle.

  • How a web application differs from a website Free preview

    Requests, responses, state and why any of it matters.

    Live class

  • Setting up PHP and MySQL locally

    Live class

  • PHP fundamentals: variables, control flow, functions

    Live class

  • Environment setup checklist

    A one-page guide to getting your machine ready.

    Downloadable resource
2 Working with data Designing a schema and talking to it safely.

  • Designing your database tables

    Live class

  • SQL: select, insert, update, delete

    Live class

  • Connecting PHP to MySQL with PDO

    Prepared statements, and why string concatenation is how databases get breached.

    Live class

  • Design your project schema

    Submit an ERD and the SQL to create it.

    Assignment
3 Accounts and CRUD The parts every application needs.

  • Registration, password hashing and login

    Live class

  • Sessions and protecting pages

    Live class

  • Building full CRUD screens

    Live class

  • Server-side validation and error handling

    Live class

  • Milestone: working authentication

    Project milestone
4 Files, polish and deployment Making it something you would hand over.

  • Secure file uploads

    Live class

  • Making it responsive and usable on a phone

    Live class

  • Deploying to a live server

    Live class

  • Final project: your application, live

    Present a working application and walk through how it is built.

    Project milestone

What you walk away with

A functional, database-driven web application with authentication, full CRUD and file uploads, deployed and documented.

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • PHP
  • MySQL

What you need before you start

  • A laptop capable of running a local PHP and MySQL environment
  • Basic HTML and CSS — comfortable building a static page
  • No PHP or database experience required

Cohorts and schedule

University Project Bootcamp — Cohort 1

22 Sep 2026 – 3 Nov 2026

Open for enrolment
Class times
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Instructor
To be announced
Seats
30 of 30 available
Fee
GH₵400.00

2 payments — GH₵200.00 today, then 1 × GH₵200.00 every 21 days

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