Beginner in website development: - Can i develop a website only using HTML & CSS Code ? I learnt both of these recently , So

Shakkila · 25th November 2009, 01:07 PM

Can i develop a website only using HTML & CSS Code ? I learnt both of these recently , So want to try out what i ve learned by developing a website.
Or Do i require any other coding language (ASP, PHP & Script ) & graphic design skills to develop one ?
Kindly advise ,
Thanks.

stu2000 · 25th November 2009, 01:46 PM

Hi Shakkila,

All you need to create a basic website is HTML and CSS coding. Graphic design would be a bonus if you want to make it look really good.

Server side languages such as PHP and ASP are only needed for more complex website (ie ones that need a database to function, such as this site). So if what you are wanting to achieve is just a simple website without any dynamic content, then just coding HTML and CSS is all that is needed!

I hope that helped!

Stu

milly · 1st December 2009, 06:42 PM

Hi Shakkila,
That is how I started, you don't need anything else for a simple site. You need a bit of php or similar if you want a form but I found a free script for that with simple instructions, and as I got a bit more confident I added some extra bit and pieces.

This is my site, it needs a bit of tidying up though. You can find the form and a link to the place I found it on the contact page

Welcome to the North Wilts Holiday Club website

The news section is a wordpress blog but the rest is still just html.

I have made another site (for another charity) with help from a web designer and that one has .php pages which means I can use includes, a big advantage if you have lots of pages. For example you can have the navigation in a separate file which is included in each page using code, then if the pages change you just change the include file and don't have to edit every page. I won't add a link to that one as I'm in the process of moving it! But the pages are still written in html and css, just with some added possibilities (which I am very slowly learning about!)

hally0301 · 3rd December 2009, 09:23 AM

You can definitely start with just HTML and CSS. That is how I started.

There are heaps of free scripts on the web for PHP and javascript if you decide you want some more dynamic elements in your website.

I am planning to learn PHP in 2010 but I have been designing websites for a couple of years now using HTML and CSS and incorporating scripts of the web if I need more dynamic elements.

Go for it!!

moodey-aimee · 5th May 2010, 10:44 AM

I made my site, using Html and Css. and a bit of Photoshop for the images and grapichs.

cew · 5th May 2010, 08:07 PM

Definately you can build just a site with html and css. They are the base of a site! You can look at this site, it is 99% html and css.

I always tell people that a website is the house.

The HTML provides the actual structure of the house, similar to the function that bricks and cement preform in a real house.

The CSS is like the paint and other decorative elements of the house, basically CSS is what makes a web page look pretty.

JavaScript represents the fancy gadgets in the house, like a TV, very cool to have but you can turn it off and life goes on.

Finally PHP is a little like running water that comes through the taps. You can live without piped water but that would mean going with a bucket to the river and having to haul the water back to the house. Piped water just makes the process of filling your bath easy.

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25th November 2009, 01:46 PM	#2
stu2000 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 353 Thanks: 25 Thanked 26 Times in 25 Posts Expertise: PHP Experience: Professional	Hi Shakkila, All you need to create a basic website is HTML and CSS coding. Graphic design would be a bonus if you want to make it look really good. Server side languages such as PHP and ASP are only needed for more complex website (ie ones that need a database to function, such as this site). So if what you are wanting to achieve is just a simple website without any dynamic content, then just coding HTML and CSS is all that is needed! I hope that helped! Stu

1st December 2009, 06:42 PM	#3
milly Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Expertise: Total Beginner Experience: Intermediate	Hi Shakkila, That is how I started, you don't need anything else for a simple site. You need a bit of php or similar if you want a form but I found a free script for that with simple instructions, and as I got a bit more confident I added some extra bit and pieces. This is my site, it needs a bit of tidying up though. You can find the form and a link to the place I found it on the contact page Welcome to the North Wilts Holiday Club website The news section is a wordpress blog but the rest is still just html. I have made another site (for another charity) with help from a web designer and that one has .php pages which means I can use includes, a big advantage if you have lots of pages. For example you can have the navigation in a separate file which is included in each page using code, then if the pages change you just change the include file and don't have to edit every page. I won't add a link to that one as I'm in the process of moving it! But the pages are still written in html and css, just with some added possibilities (which I am very slowly learning about!)

3rd December 2009, 09:23 AM	#4
hally0301 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 45 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Expertise: (X)HTML / CSS Experience: Intermediate	You can definitely start with just HTML and CSS. That is how I started. There are heaps of free scripts on the web for PHP and javascript if you decide you want some more dynamic elements in your website. I am planning to learn PHP in 2010 but I have been designing websites for a couple of years now using HTML and CSS and incorporating scripts of the web if I need more dynamic elements. Go for it!!

5th May 2010, 10:44 AM	#5
moodey-aimee Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bedfordshire, England Posts: 32 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Expertise: (X)HTML / CSS Experience: Beginner	I made my site, using Html and Css. and a bit of Photoshop for the images and grapichs.

5th May 2010, 08:07 PM	#6
cew Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: South Africa Posts: 49 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Expertise: (X)HTML / CSS Experience: Intermediate	Definately you can build just a site with html and css. They are the base of a site! You can look at this site, it is 99% html and css. I always tell people that a website is the house. The HTML provides the actual structure of the house, similar to the function that bricks and cement preform in a real house. The CSS is like the paint and other decorative elements of the house, basically CSS is what makes a web page look pretty. JavaScript represents the fancy gadgets in the house, like a TV, very cool to have but you can turn it off and life goes on. Finally PHP is a little like running water that comes through the taps. You can live without piped water but that would mean going with a bucket to the river and having to haul the water back to the house. Piped water just makes the process of filling your bath easy.