This book introduces students to basic web design using HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), Content management system, website management and planning, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), Java scripting and Hypertext preprocessor (PHP). The book will teach you from scratch, you do not necessarily need to have any prior knowledge of HTML or web design before reading this book. This book introduced students to planning and designing effective web development and implementation as well as script writing with HTML and CSS code, it also features enhancing web pages with the use of page some techniques like layout, graphics, text formatting, images, producing a functional, and multimedia; and multi-page website.

This book gives a summary of topics that can serve as a guide when reading designing a website. After reading this book you will be able to:

• Recognize and understand HTML web page elements
• Write your code from scratch using a text editor
• Understand and apply effective web design principles
• Know how to write HTML, javascript, php code
• Enhance web pages using text formatting, color, graphics, images, and multimedia
• Incorporate forms into web pages
• Connect php and mysql database
• Understand Content Management System
• Understand and apply CSS to format web page elements
• Plan, design, and publish a multi-page website

At the successful completion of The materials in this book, students will have a good foundation in web design using HTML and CSS and will be prepared to study more advanced web design topics.

Before reading this book Students should have a general knowledge in using a computer, managing files, and a basic knowledge of the Internet. Students should be able to browse through a website using a web browser such as Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Safari. Students do not need to purchase any application or software for this exercise.