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[Monreal]

Hello, I'm just getting started at making web pages. I've only made very simple pages using my notepad and the few labels I know. What would be the next step up?, Also, which editor do you use for more complex web pages?

[Alexander]

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What would be the next step up?

I would say learn CSS well, know how to create good sturdy column layouts which are often hard to get right (although I do little design)

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Also, which editor do you use for more complex web pages?

A general IDE with good syntax highlighting is what you really can get (i.e. jEdit or Geany), what-you-see-is-what-you-get and Dreamweaver type applications often give horrendous code in the end.

[WingedPanther]

I second using jEdit or Geany. I use Kompozer to do quick mockups, sometimes, but I always retool the code in a "real" editor later.

W3Schools Online Web Tutorials has some excellent tutorials and reference material.

[scottperez]

it is great to begin with .html , and their are various resources available over the internet, like w3schools , several other pdf's to sharpen your knowledge on html completely , later you can go for .js and .php too :)


good luck !

[Monreal]

Thanks everybody for your comments, I will keep improving my html and then jump to .php

[aurakami]

Monreal said:

Thanks everybody for your comments, I will keep improving my html and then jump to .php

(Not to bump up an old topic, but...)

Just a suggestion, I highly recommend that before you jump straight into PHP right after HTML, you should learn at least some CSS and JavaScript. Going from HTML right to PHP can be a bit overwhelming and very confusing since their ideas, functionality, terms, etc., are completely different. Easing yourself into it might help you learn it better, easier, and faster.