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