My first web site

feeddagoat · 31 Mar 2011 at 21:17

Hey guys.

Im looking to start web design with an aim to build a simple working website starting with possibly a blog and hosting it myself. My background is in C++ and Java so I would rather learn coding and start from scratch rather than use templates or drag and drop designs. My problem is where to start. There are so many tutorials and different sources but where should I start? Do i start with HTML, PHP, CSS, Javascript? How are these all linked?

If anyone could point me in the direction to get me started it would be a great help.

Thanks in advance!

TomElZ · 31 Mar 2011 at 21:26

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/first_website_pt1.html

Nice little introduction to HTML/CSS if you ask me.

Just helps you get a good idea of how to layout a webpage using CSS.

orderoftheflame · 31 Mar 2011 at 21:30

feeddagoat said:
Do i start with HTML, PHP, CSS, Javascript? How are these all linked?

Imo, start with HTML > CSS > PHP > Javascript.

In simplest terms... HTML is used to create layout and content of what you see on the page. CSS is used to style this.

PHP can be used to create dynamic web pages, outputting HTML specific for the circumstances you're after (e.g asking for the latest blog post or something). It runs on the server. Javascript can also be used to create dynamic web pages, but runs client side.

If you're making a blog, you're likely to end up using all of them.

I learnt a lot of HTML/CSS from the w3 schools site, but you might be better off getting a good book and following it through. Depends how you learn best. If you want to learn to do it from scratch, grab your best text editor and get stuck into some small projects first would be my advice.

feeddagoat · 31 Mar 2011 at 21:53

Thanks guys. I tend to Learn best from having a task and working towards either using tutorials or to get working code and "break" it to understand it before reusing it.

Any one recommend a good book?

Ultimately I would like to put some java bases applications on the website. Even just if its a simple game of tick tac toe

TomElZ · 31 Mar 2011 at 21:58

The link I sent is pretty step by step, so you read something then repeat it. Again, it purely depends how you learn.

Haven't got any books but I'm sure someone will have some good recomendations.

8t10 · 31 Mar 2011 at 23:05

Head First HTML
CSS: The Missing Manual.
Any Sitepoint book.

These are all fab books.

And as above, HTML - CSS - PHP - JS is the order I would learn.

Tripnologist · 1 Apr 2011 at 00:00

I would have recommended JS before PHP. To me, it makes more sense to know all the front end before moving on to the backend.

feeddagoat · 1 Apr 2011 at 13:26

thanks very much guys, just working through that link now tomElZ. When I get the site up and running ill post it up somewhere for your opinions. Ill look into those books too 8t10.