Taking our first lesson; Hello World Example, we are going to spice it up a bit and use variables with our PHP file. Let’s start right away by looking at an example then explaining what we did. <html> <head> <title>PHP Tutorial</title> </head> <body> <?php $var = “PHP is cool”; echo “<p>$var</p>”; ?> </body> </html> As… read more
Tips & tricks – transfer or move a website to a new domain (IIS)
For whatever reason you may one day want to change your domain name. Of course the biggest issue with this is you are going to loose all your search engine ranking! Thankfully that is no longer the case. Google’s Webmaster Tools now gives you a helping hand in this feat. However in this part of… read more
Styling Your HTML Documents
In the previous HTML tutorials you learnt how to mark up your HTML documents using HTML elements. By marking up an HTML document you clarify the structure of the document and prepare for applying CSS to style the visual appearance of the document. In this CSS tutorial I will tell you how to create CSS… read more
Your First HTML Document – The Basics
We will start this HTML tutorial with a look at some small but real fragments of HTML. This is the right place to start if you have little or no previous exposure to HTML. All the HTML and CSS you encounter throughout these tutorials is real working HTML and CSS. So what does HTML look… read more
Introduction To HTML Forms
HTML forms start to introduce the concept of interaction between the web user and the World Wide Web, in particular the Web server or Host. This tutorial introduces you to HTML forms and all the building blocks (elements) that are available to the web author when designing and creating a form. What Is A Form?… read more
HTML Tutorial: Table Tags
Tables tags are an integral part of HTML and we stress how important it is to get a thorough grounding in them. There is a magic formula that enables you to write successful cross-browser tables right from the beginning and this tutorial teaches you the principles and techniques behind this magic formula. A Necessary Skill… read more
HTML Web Color Chart
A web color chart displaying all the Netscape 216 browser-safe colors. Each swatch displays the HEX color code, the decimal RGB (red, green, blue) values and the CMY (cyan, majenta, yellow) percentage values. You can use this color system in cross-platform, cross-browser scripts. Cross-Browser Colors This color chart is recommended as being the best overall… read more
HEX/RGB Colors Explained
A basic primer on hex (hexadecimal) numbers as they relate to color coding for web pages. Use the best system right from the beginning. Write your web pages so that they can be viewed in different browsers and ensure that they achieve more than just being suitable for your own personal viewing. Why Use Hex… read more