Web Design and Development Essentials
by Rick Martin
Start the free chapterSuccessful web design and development requires a wide range of skills in multiple scripting languages, software applications, and methodologies. Author Rick Martin brings all of these together in one course to guide you through HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, Adobe Photoshop, and the processes involved in planning a successful website project. At the end of the course, you will be comfortable with developing functional, standards-compliant websites. Work files are included. To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links below.
Course content
Introduction4 lessons
Hosting & Domain Names2 lessons
HTML & XHTML Basics18 lessons
- Overview4:451 credit or ad
- Tags4:011 credit or ad
- Elements & Attributes3:061 credit or ad
- Inline Elements vs. Block Elements5:001 credit or ad
- The DOCTYPE Declaration pt. 12:551 credit or ad
- The DOCTYPE Declaration pt. 23:341 credit or ad
- Quirks Mode3:031 credit or ad
- Meta Tags3:531 credit or ad
- Hyperlinks pt. 16:091 credit or ad
- Hyperlinks pt. 23:181 credit or ad
- Images pt. 14:301 credit or ad
- Images pt. 23:201 credit or ad
- Lists2:081 credit or ad
- Divs & Spans4:351 credit or ad
- Tables pt. 13:061 credit or ad
- Tables pt. 26:311 credit or ad
- Tables pt. 32:401 credit or ad
- Comments & Conditional Comments4:171 credit or ad
CSS Basics27 lessons
- Overview2:401 credit or ad
- CSS Placement pt. 13:571 credit or ad
- CSS Placement pt. 22:541 credit or ad
- Syntax & Types of Styles pt. 15:011 credit or ad
- Syntax & Types of Styles pt. 23:311 credit or ad
- Cascading pt. 12:461 credit or ad
- Cascading pt. 23:081 credit or ad
- Specificity pt. 15:101 credit or ad
- Specificity pt. 24:071 credit or ad
- Specificity pt. 32:491 credit or ad
- Color Codes pt. 13:341 credit or ad
- Color Codes pt. 24:411 credit or ad
- The CSS Box Model4:331 credit or ad
- Styling Text2:341 credit or ad
- Styling Fonts pt. 13:341 credit or ad
- Styling Fonts pt. 25:071 credit or ad
- Styling Backgrounds2:441 credit or ad
- Dimensions2:301 credit or ad
- Padding & Margins5:241 credit or ad
- Borders3:171 credit or ad
- Horizontally Aligning Block Elements4:261 credit or ad
- Vertically Aligning Block Elements pt. 14:381 credit or ad
- Vertically Aligning Block Elements pt. 23:081 credit or ad
- Positioning & Overlapping pt. 14:521 credit or ad
- Positioning & Overlapping pt. 25:451 credit or ad
- Floating Elements pt. 13:581 credit or ad
- Floating Elements pt. 23:221 credit or ad
PHP Basics21 lessons
- Overview pt. 14:291 credit or ad
- Overview pt. 25:151 credit or ad
- The php.ini File6:151 credit or ad
- Error Messages pt. 13:381 credit or ad
- Error Messages pt. 24:211 credit or ad
- PHP Variables pt. 14:251 credit or ad
- PHP Variables pt. 24:561 credit or ad
- Displaying Content in the Page4:241 credit or ad
- If/Else Statements pt. 16:211 credit or ad
- If/Else Statements pt. 24:021 credit or ad
- Numeric Arrays2:571 credit or ad
- Associative Arrays2:321 credit or ad
- Multidimensional Arrays6:021 credit or ad
- The GET Variable5:551 credit or ad
- The POST Variable3:431 credit or ad
- Session Variables3:391 credit or ad
- Embedding External Pages4:051 credit or ad
- Functions4:231 credit or ad
- While Loops2:081 credit or ad
- Foreach Loops1:471 credit or ad
- Quotes3:181 credit or ad
MySQL Basics8 lessons
- Overview4:541 credit or ad
- MySQL Data Structure pt. 12:291 credit or ad
- MySQL Data Structure pt. 23:351 credit or ad
- Creating a Database4:081 credit or ad
- Creating Tables pt. 14:561 credit or ad
- Creating Tables pt. 24:201 credit or ad
- Editing Tables3:511 credit or ad
- Importing & Exporting5:171 credit or ad
Forms8 lessons
Using PHP with MySQL13 lessons
- Setup1:391 credit or ad
- Connecting to the Database4:401 credit or ad
- SQL Injection2:311 credit or ad
- Magic Quotes3:191 credit or ad
- Selecting Data4:551 credit or ad
- Displaying Data2:351 credit or ad
- Displaying Multiple Data Rows pt. 12:391 credit or ad
- Displaying Multiple Data Rows pt. 23:141 credit or ad
- Reusing a Query1:581 credit or ad
- Inserting Data6:121 credit or ad
- Updating Data pt. 13:291 credit or ad
- Updating Data pt. 24:411 credit or ad
- Deleting Data4:431 credit or ad
JavaScript Basics7 lessons
Planning a Website6 lessons
Graphic Design14 lessons
- Overview & Setup3:071 credit or ad
- Color Modes2:511 credit or ad
- Image Resolution & Size4:181 credit or ad
- Document Setup4:041 credit or ad
- Canvas Size3:431 credit or ad
- Page Background3:361 credit or ad
- Header & Content Backgrounds6:061 credit or ad
- Menu Background5:081 credit or ad
- Content Boxes pt. 15:491 credit or ad
- Content Boxes pt. 25:081 credit or ad
- Cropping & Exporting pt. 12:481 credit or ad
- Image Formats pt. 13:241 credit or ad
- Image Formats pt. 23:131 credit or ad
- Cropping & Exporting pt. 26:331 credit or ad