Web Dev: Environment Setup and Basic Page Creation

Overview

This course will be useful for anyone who wants to gain a firm technical understanding of the core languages and tools used in web development. You will begin by preparing your web platform, preparing your development tools and processes, and monitoring the web request–response cycle. Then, you'll create a basic web page, provide navigation links between pages, and improve web-page structure and navigation. This is the first course in a multi-course Specialization. All of the courses in this Specialization require that you run a XAMPP web server on localhost. The course setup instructions provided in the first module of this course go into more detail about the hardware and software requirements.

Syllabus

Setting Up Your Web Development Environment

To be able to test web content as you develop it, you need to have a web platform where you can host your work in progress. You also must have tools you can use to create the various files that comprise your websites, and processes for taking your web projects from ideas to deliverables.

Creating Web Content in HTML

HTML provides the foundation for all web development. Whether you are creating a simple website with static, unchanging content or a complex, interactive web application, you will undoubtedly need to work with HTML.