Just Enough Web Programming with XHTML , PHP, and MySQL ppt

[...]... standard rendering languages used on the Web Client Side Scripting Collecting together the material from the first three chapters, and adding the use of scripting within the Web page, this chapter is the first introduction to programming for the Web It is the culmination of the client side Web programming study area and a first look at dynamic and interactive Web design and development Server Side Web Programming. .. reference guide However, I can give some guidance for the other three categories of readership As a Web programming course text, this book enables you to follow a path that introduces the Web, moves on through presentation of Web pages, and finishes up with advanced scripting and presentation techniques such as Web 2.0 and content management systems Those readers with no initial agenda, with the time to dedicate... Just Enough Web Programming, part of the Just Enough series of books, where the author’s aim is to equip the readers with accurate information that is immediately useful, rather than trying to make them an expert overnight In particular, Just Enough Web Programming will provide: n An understanding of Web publishing n A build-up of useful information over time n Reference chapters for later use, whenever... Web pages should be rendered (HTML, XML, XHTML, CSS, and so on) along with some techniques for dynamic content generation in the browser itself I also introduce some vital topics relating to the way that the Internet and World Wide Web are used in presenting content to the end user The idea is to give a thorough basis, without going into detail with respect to the more esoteric possibilities that Web. .. that Web programming offers Internet Recap Here I discuss the way that the Internet and World Wide Web are organized, and review some of the core technologies and frameworks HTML, XML, and XHTML This chapter deals with the way that you can communicate the content and description of its rendering (the way it should be displayed) to the browser CSS and Styles Following on from the previous chapter, styles... you might think you know about the Internet and World Wide Web, just to make sure that you understand the basic principles Of course, some readers might want to skip this part, but Chapter 3, which covers the basic language of the Web, HTML, moves along quite quickly, and uses the principles laid out in the ‘‘Internet Recap’’ chapter It also covers XML and XHTML in order to illustrate some of those... concepts and the most commonly used libraries and extensions, but without going into the full details of what is a complex subject— you’re given just enough to be able to build practical Web applications Web Databases Following on from learning about server side Web programming, you’ll then learn about the way that data can be stored and retrieved in a Web connected database, using the ever-popular MySQL. .. to deploy your first set of Web services, Chapter 1 0, ‘‘Setting Up,’’ will point you in the right direction Of course, Chapter 1 1, ‘ Web References,’’ will be helpful in putting the plan that you create into action That is what the book is about—preparation, planning, and execution Whether it is a simple case of putting an interactive CV on the Web or creating a Web store, this book is the key to kick... learning process Everything is explained, without unnecessary detail, and will leave you in no doubt as to how you should implement that piece of the jigsaw To understand what all the pieces are, however, you should start your journey at the beginning with a recap of the Internet and World Wide Web, as seen through the eyes of the programmer, and not just a Web surfer 19 This page intentionally left... coded using HTML, the special language of the Web But, you can write such pages as long as you understand HTML, use a special application (that also understands HTML ), or employ a piece of programming code So, you can generate pages using a server side language such as PHP In addition, the presentation can be changed using styles, and even dynamic layouts can be applied using JavaScript, which is interpreted . Kingdom . United States Just Enough Web Programming with XHTML TM , PHP ® , and MySQL ® Guy W. Lecky-Thompson Publisher and General Manager, Course Technology PTR:.