Language is Changing!

 I have often heard that language is changing. I found it to be true when studying for the CompTIA Security + examination. Every industry has its own terminology or jargon. In 2017, I had taken CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 exam and in the process, learned IT security jargon. Or so I thought! 

Currently, I am preparing for the CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 and decided to freshen up with some LinkedIn Learning courses, CompTIA CertMaster Practice and practice tests.  It was refreshing to know that I had retained some information but frightening to feel stumped. What do I mean? When the answer selection includes pineapple, pixie dust and POODLE. It made me laugh and thought those were obvious wrong answers.

Well, I was wrong! Those were also right answers as a POODLE is a downgrade attack, pixie dust is a type of attack on WPS protocol for WIFI and a pineapple is another type of attack on WIFI. 

I am only halfway through my review but those stuck out to remind me that there is more to come.

What industry’s jargon give words other meaning?

To PHP or not to PHP

 I realized that I needed to understand PHP better to create contact forms for websites if not using WordPress or other content manager. I decided to take a course on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/learning/learning-php-4 but to follow along, I was using an online PHP at https://paiza.io/projects/zdJqVjzL2iixbcRu7bZ_SQ.

However, to develop a website with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP, it would be difficult to test the website using online PHP.  Therefore, I downloaded the Eclipse IDE for PHP and Apache Tomcat. (I was familiar with Eclipse IDE for Java which is why I chose the Eclipse IDE).

Downloads:

Eclipse IDE for PHP developers from https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/technology/epp/downloads/release/2020-06/R/eclipse-php-2020-06-R-win32-x86_64.zip

Apache Tomcat from https://tomcat.apache.org/download-90.cgi

I researched how to link Eclipse to the webserver from https://www.eclipse.org/webtools/jst/components/ws/1.5/tutorials/InstallTomcat/InstallTomcat.html

1. Opened Eclipse

 

2. Windows > Preferences

 

3. Servers, highlighted default and pressed edit, then browsed to location of Apache Tomcat

 

Next, I will follow https://www.eclipse.org/pdt/help/html/creating_php_projects.htm to set up a project so I can practice the exercises of the LinkedIn class.