HTML5 and CSS3 All-in-One For Dummies - Softcover

Harris, Andy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118289382 ISBN 13: 9781118289389

Publisher: For Dummies, 2014

Synopsis

A new edition of a bestseller covers the latest advances in web development!

HTML5 and CSS3 are essential tools for creating dynamic websites and boast updates and enhanced features that can make your websites even more effective and unique. This friendly, all-in-one guide covers everything you need to know about each of these technologies and their latest versions so that you can use them together. Building on the bestselling formats of the first two editions, this new edition teaches you the fundamentals of HTML5 and CSS3, and then presents ways for using them with JavaScript, MySQL, and Ajax to create websites that work.

• Covers using JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, and Ajax in the context of programming dynamic web pages with CSS3 and HTML5
• Includes self-contained minibooks that review HTML, CSS, design and layout, client-side JavaScript, Ajax and server-side, and putting it all together
• Examines new web development advancements including new technologies and changes to the standards
• Features a website that contains supporting materials including code and several valuable programs that are useful for web development

HTML5 and CSS3 All-in-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition serves as the perfect reference for both web development beginners and seasoned professionals looking to learn more about how to get the most out of the powerful combination of HTML5 and CSS3.

About this title

About the Author

Andy Harris taught himself programming because it was fun. Today he teaches computer science, game development, and web programming at the university level; is a technology consultant for the state of Indiana; has helped people with disabilities to form their own web development companies; and works with families who wish to teach computing at home.

From the Back Cover

• Creating the HTML Foundation
• Styling with CSS
• Building Layouts with CSS
• Client-Side Programming with JavaScript®
• Server-Side Programming with PHP
• Managing Data with MySQL®
• Integrating the Client and Server with AJAX
• Moving from Pages to Sites

Create a great-looking website with your own content, using free tools

The Internet is not only cool and increasingly essential to our way of life, it’s also open to everyone! With this book and the free software tools on the companion website, you have everything you need to create great-looking, interactive web pages that take advantage of technologies such as JavaScript, PHP, and AJAX. What are you waiting for?

• The web untangled ― learn to build basic HTML web pages, manage information, work with fonts, and add images, sound, and video
• Go for style ― use CSS to style text, define borders and backgrounds, work with animations, and build floating page layouts
• Be a data diva ― discover how databases are created; then set up and manage a reliable one with MySQL
• Clean up with AJAX ― build AJAX connections and use jQuery to enhance the user interface and improve usability
• Turn pages into sites ― plan a site, work with content management systems, edit graphics, and more

Open the book and find:

• The basic structure of web pages
• Tips on tools
• Ways to manage information
• Web standards and how to use them
• What to do with selectors, classes, and styles
• Basic and alternative layout strategies
• How to set up and manage a database
• Help clarifying what you want your website to do

From the Inside Flap

• Creating the HTML Foundation
• Styling with CSS
• Building Layouts with CSS
• Client-Side Programming with JavaScript®
• Server-Side Programming with PHP
• Managing Data with MySQL®
• Integrating the Client and Server with AJAX
• Moving from Pages to Sites

Create a great-looking website with your own content, using free tools

The Internet is not only cool and increasingly essential to our way of life, it’s also open to everyone! With this book and the free software tools on the companion website, you have everything you need to create great-looking, interactive web pages that take advantage of technologies such as JavaScript, PHP, and AJAX. What are you waiting for?

• The web untangled — learn to build basic HTML web pages, manage information, work with fonts, and add images, sound, and video
• Go for style — use CSS to style text, define borders and backgrounds, work with animations, and build floating page layouts
• Be a data diva — discover how databases are created; then set up and manage a reliable one with MySQL
• Clean up with AJAX — build AJAX connections and use jQuery to enhance the user interface and improve usability
• Turn pages into sites — plan a site, work with content management systems, edit graphics, and more

Open the book and find:

• The basic structure of web pages
• Tips on tools
• Ways to manage information
• Web standards and how to use them
• What to do with selectors, classes, and styles
• Basic and alternative layout strategies
• How to set up and manage a database
• Help clarifying what you want your website to do

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118289382
• ISBN 13: 9781118289389
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 1104