Which one should i learn first with computers?

Question

html, css, php, xhtml, etc... I don't know every one because i just started getting in to them. cn you tell me what html, css and the rest is. im currently using xhtml, have no idea what it is, and i'm making a website out of it with notepad. i find making a website with notepad is very complicated. i want to make a website using .com, not like fishing/blogger.com i want my very own website. i need to know how to generate these website pages. there is just to much information on making a website.

Answer 1

Obviously you can't do anything on the web without knowing some html, so that's first... it really depends on what you are learning for... if you are learning for a possible job opportunity then you should stick with Microsoft... ASP.net is so widely used and discussed... there is so much knowledge out there that you could learn by example just from the msdn web-site alone, and that's the best way to learn.. get some sample sites from microsoft and break them down piece by piece to see what each does.

Answer 2

XHTML is a more complicated version of HTML and it allows more features.

Learn HTML first, CSS is useless to you without knowing HTML. I can't think of any reason you need to know PHP is you are just begining. More advanced things will come later.

I strongly advise you to use a HTML editor to design your website. Dreamweaver (Best) or even FrontPage (Eww) will help keep you from making dumb mistakes. Also don't try to learn from a book, you need a teacher who can cut to the important stuff you will really use.

If you get software and would like to learn some basics I would advise you to visit TotalTraining.com for great BASIC training ($$$).

If you are not really serious about web design then I would advise you to check out some Shareware (Eww Eww Eww) to see what you can find. Just be carefull that it will not harm your system.

My best advice I can give: Get a friend in IT!

Answer 3

To make very basic web pages, you don't need anything more than a word processor that saves in html format (word or OpenOffice writer for instance.) Just type what you want to see, and save! The names of the files become the web pages - index.html is the default root page. If you want to do basic processing, I hear PHP is popular and easy, though I've not used it myself. Integrating the two (html and php) will require some basic research.

If you are really just getting started, hit the book store and buy yourself a good book on web programing and design and read it all the way through. You'll save yourself lots of pain in the long run.

Answer 4

Get a program that shows you what HTML should look like as an editor (like CuteHTML) or works as a What You See Is What You Get (like FrontPage and FrontPage Pro) If you use just a text editor (like Notepad) you have no topic sensitive help and to see the results you have to have a browser open and refresh each time.
If you want your own website, you have to pay for hosting and register the name and normally pay an annual fee. There are lots of places that will do this for low fees - godaddy.com is one. Start by typing in the URL you want on the address line and see if it is already taken www.myurl.com . Note that some servers capture errors and show you an ad for their hosting.

Answer 5

You should learn basic html first, and many amateur programmers enjoy php, which is very easy.