What are HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and Perl? Do I Need to Learn Them to Create a Website?
by David Grate, techsavvey1.com
What is HTML?
When you write a document using a word processor like Microsoft Office Word, your text is saved in a file with a special format. The format tells the word processor what exactly was the font, size, color and presence it once when you saved it.
Web pages are simply strings of words with a special format that web browsers are able to display. Word documents are simply called "Word format" (or "doc format"), web pages are formatted using "HTML". The paragraph of text in the box below for example:
Html code would look similar to the following code.
This paragraph illustrate what HTML is, for the purpose of <a href="http://www.theblackwizard.com/html-tutorial/what-is-html.shtml">explaining common terms like HTML, JavaScript and PHP</a>.
Notice that it is more or less like the text given earlier, except that there is additional information embedded. For example, the portion that says <a href="http://www.theblackwizard.com/html-tutorial/what-is-html.shtml"> (which I placed in a different font above to make it easier to spot) tells the web browser that what follows, until </a> is reached, is to be regarded as a link pointing at the web address http://www.thesitewizard.com/html-tutorial/what-is-html.shtml
When viewing in your web browser, it will display in simple texts.
Do I Need to Learn HTML to Start My Own Website?
Learning Html is optional but i really recommend taking the time and learning the language, it will your work easier later down the road.
You could simply use a web editor to create a web site, underlying the fact the web editor will allow you to use a word processor. Tutorials for the most-used web editors can be found on techsavvey1.com in the following pages:
- How to Design a Website with Dreamweaver CS5 — for an eariler version of Dreamweaver
You should also read How to Make / Create Your Own Website: In 30 minutes.
, "HTML" stands for "Hypertext Markup Language
What is CSS?
Cascading Style Sheets, or CSS, allow you to specify the appearance of your web page. On the web, the raw information is specified in HTML and most of the appearance is determined by the CSS.
If you use a web editor you will not have to learn CSS. I also recommend learning CSS please visit Learning CSS Basics
What are JavaScript, PHP and Perl?
HTML/CSS combination is analogous to the data found in a Word document, it is good only for displaying information.
If you need to build a database or a membership log in hierarchy then you would learn JavaScript, PHP and Perl are three of the most commonly-used programming languages on the Internet. They are used by websites to carry out more complicated operations.
Each computer language has its own strengths and weaknesses. Learning a programming language is not much different then designing a web page, it all comes together.
Conclusion
Take your time and get and use your tools and in no time you will be able to design frameworks with database that host over thousand of users with-in hours.
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