Web Coding & Development All-in-One For Dummies

Speak the languages that power the web

With more high-paying web development jobs opening every day, people with coding and web/app building skills are having no problems finding employment. If you’re a would-be developer looking to gain the know-how to build the interfaces, databases, and other features that run modern websites, web apps, and mobile apps, look no further. Web Coding & Development All-in-One For Dummies is your go-to interpreter for speaking the languages that handle those tasks.

Get started with a refresher on the rules of coding before diving into the languages that build interfaces, add interactivity to the web, or store and deliver data to sites. When you’re ready, jump into guidance on how to put it all together to build a site or create an app.

• Get the lowdown on coding basics
• Review HTML and CSS
• Make sense of JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, and MySQL
• Create code for web and mobile apps

There’s a whole world of opportunity out there for developers—and this fast-track boot camp is here to help you acquire the skills you need to take your career to new heights!

Table of Contents

Book 1 Getting Ready to Code for the Web
Chapter 1 How Web Coding and Development Work
Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Web Development Home
Chapter 3 Finding and Setting Up a Web Host

Book 2 Coding the Front End, Part 1: HTML & CSS
Chapter 1 Structuring the Page with HTML
Chapter 2 Styling the Page with CSS
Chapter 3 Sizing and Positioning Page Elements
Chapter 4 Creating the Page Layout

Book 3 Coding the Front End, Part 2: JavaScript
Chapter 1 An Overview of JavaScript
Chapter 2 Understanding Variables
Chapter 3 Building Expressions
Chapter 4 Controlling the Flow of JavaScript
Chapter 5 Harnessing the Power of Functions
Chapter 6 Working with Objects
Chapter 7 Working with Arrays
Chapter 8 Manipulating Strings, Dates, and Numbers
Chapter 9 Debugging Your Code

Book 4 Coding the Front End, Part 3: jQuery
Chapter 1 Developing Pages Faster with jQuery
Chapter 2 Livening Up Your Page with Events and Animation
Chapter 3 Getting to Know jQuery UI

Book 5 Coding the Back End: PHP and MySQL
Chapter 1 Learning PHP Coding Basics
Chapter 2 Building and Querying MySQL Databases
Chapter 3 Using PHP to Access MySQL Data
Book 6 Coding Dynamic Web Pages
Chapter 1 Melding PHP and JavaScript with Ajax and JSON
Chapter 2 Building and Processing Web Forms
Chapter 3 Validating Form Data

Book 7 Coding Web Apps
Chapter 1 Planning a Web App
Chapter 2 Laying the Foundation
Chapter 3 Managing Data
Chapter 4 Managing App Users

Book 8 Coding Mobile Web Apps
Chapter 1 Exploring Mobile-First Web Development
Chapter 2 Building a Mobile Web App