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Index
Cover
Table of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Book 1: Getting Ready to Code for the Web
Chapter 1: How Web Coding and Development Work
The Nuts and Bolts of Web Coding and Development
Understanding the Front End: HTML and CSS
Understanding the Back End: PHP and MySQL
How It All Fits Together: JavaScript and jQuery
How Dynamic Web Pages Work
What Is a Web App?
What Is a Mobile Web App?
What’s the Difference between Web Coding and Web Development?
Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Web Development Home
What Is a Local Web Development Environment?
Do You Need a Local Web Development Environment?
Setting Up the XAMPP for Windows Development Environment
Setting Up the XAMPP for OS X Development Environment
Choosing Your Text Editor
Chapter 3: Finding and Setting Up a Web Host
Understanding Web Hosting Providers
A Buyer’s Guide to Web Hosting
Finding a Web Host
Finding Your Way around Your New Web Home
Book 2: Coding the Front End, Part 1: HTML & CSS
Chapter 1: Structuring the Page with HTML
Getting the Hang of HTML
Understanding Tag Attributes
Learning the Fundamental Structure of an HTML5 Web Page
Some Notes on Structure versus Style
Applying the Basic Text Tags
Creating Links
Building Bulleted and Numbered Lists
Inserting Special Characters
Inserting Images
Carving Up the Page
Chapter 2: Styling the Page with CSS
Figuring Out Cascading Style Sheets
Getting the Hang of CSS Rules and Declarations
Adding Styles to a Page
Styling Page Text
Working with Colors
Getting to Know the Web Page Family
Using CSS Selectors
Revisiting the Cascade
Chapter 3: Sizing and Positioning Page Elements
Learning about the CSS Box Model
Styling Sizes
Adding Padding
Building Borders
Making Margins
Getting a Grip on Page Flow
Floating Elements
Positioning Elements
Chapter 4: Creating the Page Layout
What Is Page Layout?
Laying Out Page Elements with Floats
Laying Out Page Elements with Inline Blocks
Making Flexible Layouts with Flexbox
Shaping the Overall Page Layout with CSS Grid
Providing Fallbacks for Page Layouts
Book 3: Coding the Front End, Part 2: JavaScript
Chapter 1: An Overview of JavaScript
JavaScript: Controlling the Machine
What Is a Programming Language?
Is JavaScript Hard to Learn?
What Can You Do with JavaScript?
What Can’t You Do with JavaScript?
What Do You Need to Get Started?
Basic Script Construction
Adding Comments to Your Code
Creating External JavaScript Files
Chapter 2: Understanding Variables
What Is a Variable?
Naming Variables: Rules and Best Practices
Understanding Literal Data Types
JavaScript Reserved Words
JavaScript Keywords
Chapter 3: Building Expressions
Understanding Expression Structure
Building Numeric Expressions
Building String Expressions
Building Comparison Expressions
Building Logical Expressions
Understanding Operator Precedence
Chapter 4: Controlling the Flow of JavaScript
Understanding JavaScript’s Control Structures
Making True/False Decisions with if() Statements
Branching with if()…else Statements
Making Multiple Decisions
Understanding Code Looping
Using while() Loops
Using for() Loops
Using do…while() Loops
Controlling Loop Execution
Avoiding Infinite Loops
Chapter 5: Harnessing the Power of Functions
What Is a Function?
The Structure of a Function
Where Do You Put a Function?
Calling a Function
Passing Values to Functions
Returning a Value from a Function
Understanding Local versus Global Variables
Using Recursive Functions
Chapter 6: Working with Objects
What Is an Object?
The JavaScript Object Hierarchy
Manipulating Object Properties
Working with Object Methods
Playing Around with the window Object
Programming the document Object
Chapter 7: Working with Arrays
What Is an Array?
Declaring an Array
Populating an Array with Data
Creating Multidimensional Arrays
Using the Array Object
Chapter 8: Manipulating Strings, Dates, and Numbers
Manipulating Text with the String Object
Dealing with Dates and Times
Working with Numbers: The Math Object
Chapter 9: Debugging Your Code
Understanding JavaScript’s Error Types
Getting to Know Your Debugging Tools
Debugging with the Console
Pausing Your Code
Stepping through Your Code
Monitoring Script Values
More Debugging Strategies
Top Ten Most Common JavaScript Errors
Top Ten Most Common JavaScript Error Messages
Book 4: Coding the Front End, Part 3: jQuery
Chapter 1: Developing Pages Faster with jQuery
Getting Started with jQuery
Selecting Elements with jQuery
Manipulating Page Elements with jQuery
Modifying CSS with jQuery
Tweaking HTML Attributes with jQuery
Chapter 2: Livening Up Your Page with Events and Animation
Building Reactive Pages with Events
Building Lively Pages with Animation
Chapter 3: Getting to Know jQuery UI
What’s the Deal with jQuery UI?
Getting Started with jQuery UI
Working with the jQuery UI Widgets
Introducing jQuery UI Effects
Taking a Look at jQuery UI Interactions
Book 5: Coding the Back End: PHP and MySQL
Chapter 1: Learning PHP Coding Basics
Understanding How PHP Scripts Work
Learning the Basic Syntax of PHP Scripts
Declaring PHP Variables
Building PHP Expressions
Outputting Text and Tags
Working with PHP Arrays
Controlling the Flow of Your PHP Code
Working with PHP Functions
Working with PHP Objects
Debugging PHP
Chapter 2: Building and Querying MySQL Databases
What Is MySQL?
Introducing phpMyAdmin
Creating a MySQL Database and Its Tables
Querying MySQL Data
Chapter 3: Using PHP to Access MySQL Data
Understanding the Role of PHP and MySQL in Your Web App
Using PHP to Access MySQL Data
Creating and Running Insert, Update, and Delete Queries
Separating Your MySQL Login Credentials
Book 6: Coding Dynamic Web Pages
Chapter 1: Melding PHP and JavaScript with Ajax and JSON
What Is Ajax?
Making Ajax Calls with jQuery
Introducing JSON
Returning Ajax Data as JSON Text
Chapter 2: Building and Processing Web Forms
What Is a Web Form?
Understanding How Web Forms Work
Building an HTML5 Web Form
Handling and Triggering Form Events
Submitting the Form
Chapter 3: Validating Form Data
Validating Form Data in the Browser
Validating Form Data on the Server
Regular Expressions Reference
Book 7: Coding Web Apps
Chapter 1: Planning a Web App
What Is a Web App?
Planning Your Web App: The Basics
Planning Your Web App: Responsiveness
Planning Your Web App: Accessibility
Planning Your Web App: Security
Chapter 2: Laying the Foundation
Setting Up the Directory Structure
Creating the Database and Tables
Getting Some Back-End Code Ready
Creating the App Startup Files
Chapter 3: Managing Data
Handling Data the CRUD Way
Creating New Data
Reading and Displaying Data
Updating and Editing Data
Deleting Data
Chapter 4: Managing App Users
Configuring the Home Page
Setting Up the Back End to Handle Users
Signing Up a New User
Signing a User In and Out
Resetting a Forgotten Password
Deleting a User
Book 8: Coding Mobile Web Apps
Chapter 1: Exploring Mobile-First Web Development
What Is Mobile-First Web Development?
Learning the Principles of Mobile-First Development
Going Mobile Faster with jQuery Mobile
Working with Images in a Mobile App
Storing User Data in the Browser
Chapter 2: Building a Mobile Web App
Building the Button Builder App
Getting Some Help from the Web
Building the App: HTML
Building the App: CSS
Building the App: JavaScript and jQuery
About the Author
Connect with Dummies
Index
End User License Agreement
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