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Table of Contents
Free HTML/CSS Tutorials for Beginners
1. HTML/CSS Lesson 1 – Introduction. Basic HTML rules and page structure.
– What is HTML?
– Who created HTML, when and why?
– What versions of HTML are there?
– What are the basic rules in HTML?
– What is the basic structure of an HTML page?
– Where to write the HTML code?
– What is Notepad++?
– How to view and edit the HTML code?
– Does it matter what I name my HTML pages?
2. HTML/CSS Lesson 2 – How to upload the HTML pages to the Internet?
– What to do so that anyone can access my web pages?
– What is a domain name?
– What is hosting?
– What is FTP?
– How to use FileZilla FTP?
– Where to get hosting and domain?
3. HTML/CSS Lesson 3 – Basic HTML tags by category with examples
– Code of basic structure of an HTML page
– Basic HTML text codes
– Basic HTML link codes
– Basic HTML image codes
– What types of images are there?
– Where to find free images?
– Basic HTML list codes
– Basic HTML table codes
– Basic HTML form codes
– Other important tags for styling and formatting the content of an HTML page
4. HTML/CSS Lesson 4 – Introduction to CSS. Types of CSS.
– What is CSS?
– Who created CSS and when?
– Where to write the CSS code?
– What is the difference between inline CSS, internal CSS and external CSS?
5. HTML/CSS Lesson 5 – Basic elements and rules in inline CSS
– What is the basic element in inline CSS?
– What is the syntax in inline CSS?
– What are the basic properties of the style CSS attribute?
– What are the basic values of the style properties?
6. HTML/CSS Lesson 6 – Basic elements and rules in external CSS
– What is the basic element in external CSS?
– What is the syntax in external CSS?
– What types of selectors are there in CSS?
– Example of an HTML element as a selector. Syntax of the element selector.
– Example of class selector. Syntax of the class selector.
– How to make a CSS file?
– How to link the CSS file to the HTML page?
– Complete example of using external CSS along with inline CSS
– What about internal CSS?
7. HTML/CSS Lesson 7 – Simple HTML/CSS examples
– Basic example of HTML page structure
– Basic HTML text examples
– Basic HTML link examples
– Basic HTML image examples
– Image as a link example
– Basic HTML list examples
– Basic HTML table examples
– Basic HTML form examples
– Basic examples of other important HTML elements
8. HTML/CSS Lesson 8 – Example of a full HTML/CSS page
9. HTML/CSS Lesson 9 – HEAD Section in HTML and SEO
– What is SEO?
– Which elements of the HEAD section are related to SEO?
– How long should the page title and description be?
– The importance of the h1 tag for SEO
10. HTML/CSS Lesson 10 – HTML Symbols
– What is an HTML symbol?
– List of commonly used HTML symbols
– What is the Non-Breaking Space in HTML?
– More examples of HTML symbols
Free PHP Tutorials for Beginners
1. PHP Lesson 1 – Who are these lessons for?
– What do I need to know before using these tutorials?
– Why do I need HTML and PHP?
– What level do these lessons cover?
– How to use these tutorials?
2. PHP Lesson 2 – A brief history of the PHP programming language
– What kind of language is PHP?
– Who and when created PHP?
– How many versions of PHP are there?
– How many websites use PHP?
3. PHP Lesson 3 – How does PHP work? First PHP program.
– Why do I need to know HTML before writing PHP code?
– What do I need to run PHP code?
– What is the working scheme of the PHP language?
– What are the basic elements of the PHP language?
– What is the first and simplest PHP program?
– What’s in the source of a PHP page?
– How to put HTML/CSS code inside PHP code?
4. PHP Lesson 4 – What is XAMPP and how to use it?
– What software is needed to run a PHP script?
– Where can I download XAMPP and how to use it?
– Example of working with the XAMPP package
5. PHP Lesson 5 – List of basic elements in PHP
– What are the main elements in PHP?
– What is a variable?
– What is an operator?
– What is an array?
– What is a function?
– What is a control structure?
– What is a constant?
– What is database connectivity?
6. PHP Lesson 6 – PHP Variables
– How to create a variable in PHP?
– What types of variables are there?
– Examples of using variables in PHP
7. PHP Lesson 7 – PHP Arithmetic Operators
– What are arithmetic operators in PHP?
– What types of arithmetic operators are there?
– Examples of using arithmetic operators
– What are increment and decrement operators?
– Are there operators with priority over others?
8. PHP Lesson 8 – PHP Assignment Operators
– What are assignment operators in PHP?
– What types of assignment operators are there?
– Examples of using the assignment operators
9. PHP Lesson 9 – PHP Comparison Operators
– What are comparison operators in PHP?
– What types of comparison operators are there?
– Examples of using the comparison operators
10. PHP Lessons 10 – PHP Logical Operators
– What are Logical operators in PHP?
– What types of logical operators are there?
– Examples of using logical operators
11. PHP Lesson 11 – PHP Concatenation Operator and Strings
– What is the concatenation operator?
– What is string in PHP?
12. PHP Lesson 12 – PHP Arrays
– What is an array in PHP?
– Why are arrays important in PHP?
– What types of arrays are there?
– What are the basic array operations?
– Examples of using arrays in PHP
13. PHP Lesson 13 – PHP Functions
– Why are functions important?
– What’s in a PHP function?
– How to define and call a function?
– What types of functions are there?
– Examples of using PHP functions
14. PHP Lesson 14 – PHP Control Structures
– What types of control structures are there in PHP?
– Examples of PHP control structures
15. PHP Lesson 15 – PHP Constants
– What is the difference between variables and constants in PHP?
– How to define a constant?
– Examples of using PHP constants
16. PHP Lesson 16 – Magic Constants
– What is a “magic constant” in PHP?
– List of magic constants in PHP
– Simple examples of using magic constants
17. PHP Lesson 17 – Environmental Variables
– What is environmental variable in PHP?
– List of environmental variables in PHP
– Examples of using environmental variables in PHP
18. PHP Lesson 18 – Create and Connect to a MySQL Database
– What is MySQL database?
– What is PHPMyAdmin?
– How to create a MySQL database using PHPMyAdmin?
– How to connect to MySQL database in PHP?
– How to delete MySQL database using PHPMyAdmin?
19. PHP Lesson 19 – Store Information in a MySQL Database
– How to store information in MySQL database in XAMPP?
20. PHP Lesson 20 – Display Data From a MySQL Database
– How to display data stored in MySQL on a page using XAMPP?