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Satchmo
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Posted: 15th Feb 2009 01:32
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So lately I've been trying to learn XHTML and CSS, and I've read a few beginner tutorials and I know most of the basic commands and the structure of both, but I want to start getting into some of the more advanced commands and try and learn better structuring and keeping my websites easy to manage. I want to look at things like making webpages a bit more dynamic(I.E. uploading photo's etc.). Are there any good websites or tutorials you guys could point me too, not too hard, something meant for someone who knows a little more than the basics of XHTML and CSS.

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dab
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Posted: 15th Feb 2009 03:57
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Quote: "to look at things like making webpages a bit more dynamic(I.E. uploading photo's etc.)"


That kind of thing isn't done with (X)HTML nor CSS. You do that with ASP, PHP or other server side languages.


When it comes to XHTML, really it is more of a set of rules on how to use HTML. Such as tag names in lowercase, and ending non-closing tags with />, always using alt="" for images etc.

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Satchmo
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Posted: 15th Feb 2009 05:06
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Quote: "When it comes to XHTML, really it is more of a set of rules on how to use HTML. Such as tag names in lowercase, and ending non-closing tags with />, always using alt="" for images etc."


Yeah I read it's like a stricter version.

Quote: "That kind of thing isn't done with (X)HTML nor CSS. You do that with ASP, PHP or other server side languages."


Could you point me to some tutorials for these?

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dab
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Hmm, personally I find that learning PHP was better by starting a project and when I come to something I don't know how to do, I'll look it up on Google. But if you want to get the basics of PHP down first (Which you might need to start ) I like this website:
http://www.tizag.com/phpT/

As for ASP, I can't really say anything since I'm a hardcore PHP user. :+

Hope this helps some.

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JoelJ
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Posted: 15th Feb 2009 09:29 Edited at: 15th Feb 2009 09:29
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Ruby On Rails is quite the hotcake right now. Everyone who uses it loves it. It's quite nice. I would strongly suggest you learn it. you should check it out,there's a way cool screencast on their site that shows them making a blog from scratch in 15 minutes. And if you are just learning or want to just check it out, you can use InstantRails. You just run that, and it runs all the server software you need for using Rails. That way you don't have to install all the server stuff. It's really handy.

And for a better user experience, everyone is using JavaScript. There's a lot of handy libraries that make JavaScript easy, such as JQuery.

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Satchmo
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Posted: 15th Feb 2009 14:40 Edited at: 15th Feb 2009 15:13
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Actually, ruby on rails looks very nice, but for now until I get better anyway, I'll just stick with html. Yeah I looked at JavaScript a bit to do some nice features for a website.

Looks like I'll go with php, I'll bookmark that site for later.

Also, what text editors would you reccomend? I'm currently using notepad.

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Jeku
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Posted: 15th Feb 2009 19:19
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I use UltraEdit, which I feel is hands-down the best, but it's not free. I've seen many people use Notepad++, which is free.

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Satchmo
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Posted: 15th Feb 2009 21:11 Edited at: 15th Feb 2009 21:18
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Thanks.

Edit: Notepad++ will suit my needs perfectly, it supports all the languages I need.

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