What tools can you use to create websites from scratch?
According to statistics, more than half of the world’s population are Internet users. Not surprisingly, the number of sites is only growing every year. Blogs, forums, social networks, online stores and other types of sites have become widespread due to the fact that it is much easier to create them today than, say, ten years ago.
If you are seriously thinking about mastering website development, then you will need to learn the main programming languages. You should start by getting acquainted with CMS, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery, PHP. Textbooks, thematic sites or courses will help you with this. Let’s take a closer look at what tools we need to know.
CMS
CMS stands for content management system. These are paid and free. In fact, you get a convenient control panel that allows you to easily work with the content of the site, and a huge number of developed plugins allows you to solve almost any problem.
This system will come in handy if you are not good at programming or if a team of several people is working on your site. So, the author of the content can be given access to a personal account and he will publish his work without any problems, without delving into technical features. Here are some most popular examples of CMS: WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Dorik and OpenCart.
HTML
The HTML Hypertext Markup Language is the basis of most websites. This language allows users to view pages through a browser. In the browser, you see text and media that are displayed on the screen. In fact, what we see is inside a special code. The HTML structure consists of special tags, having studied which, you can display various data on the browser screen.
CSS
In order for your site to look beautiful and modern, as well as be adapted for mobile devices, knowledge of HTML is not enough. CSS Cascading Style Sheets are responsible for the appearance of a document. They can be written inside the HTML file or in a separate file. The latter is used more often, as it is much more convenient to find and edit styles when they are written separately.
JavaScript and jQuery
JavaScript is required to give your site more interactivity, such as adding animation, allowing the user to control media, and other cool features. I do not advise you to start studying it without mastering the basics of the previous two languages. And the jQuery function library makes it easy to embed these interactive elements in an HTML document.
PHP
It is worth mentioning the PHP programming language, since it is with its help that the engines described above work, for example, WordPress. This language is used to develop web applications and dynamic sites. Before I really got into website development, I was advised to study PHP when choosing courses, since I had experience using WordPress. But this was a mistake, because without knowing the basics of HTML and CSS, I could not figure out what was what. Therefore, let me advise beginners to first learn the basics, and only after that expand their knowledge and master PHP.
