There are numerous video training websites, probably the best known is lynda.com. But what are the other, possibly lower cost alternatives? This post, I’m just going to simply explore all the various options out there. Keep in mind also, I have not used all of these video training websites but I am going to do my best to explore the collective opinion of others on the net the pros and cons of each. Paid Alternatives TeamTreeHouse Treehouse isn’t necessarily competitive in price in comparison to Lynda, being their plans are either $25 and $50 a month. However, they boast their selves on a better learning experience. When it comes to code, they have a “code challenge engine”, which you can actually proven our skills once… Continue reading
Category Archives: CSS – HTML
How to integrate PHP into HTML?
PHP is a handy language and allows adding many dynamic features to a static site. You can achieve good result with a blend of PHP and HTML into a website. There are many features which can used by implementing the PHP language into a website. But you have to follow certain step to integrate both the language into one. Following guide teaches you how to include php into the HTML. As the first step, open your document and save it with standard HTML tags. Now open a new tag by typing a left alligator bracket followed by a question mark and the letters “php:” don’t close the tag yet. Then add your PHP codes into the tags after the question mark. Never forget to add… Continue reading
How to display an image with CSS?
Image is an essential part of your web site and without displaying image you cannot display full information or can’t make the website as much livelier as images makes it. You can use images in many different ways to send cross your message but the use of image in web pages can sometime become very critical as they make the website load slow if they are not properly optimized. Using CSS to load images can help to reduce the load time in some way as it renders the image while loading. Following is a guide on how you can load a image with CSS:- As the first step, insert the image into the webpage using the “img src” tag or simply by a WYSIWYG editor.… Continue reading
How to design the header using the CSS?
Headers are the most important part of any website. It is the first part of the page that gives the full representation of the web site. A normal user normally identifies a web site through its header. So, it is very important that you create a design that is best possible way to identify your website. Using CSS you can have a plethora of options to build a header. You should have basic knowledge of HTML and CSS before you design the header as it requires some advance skill to create a good looking header. At first step to design the header, determine what properties are you going to set for the header. There are different attributes and properties that you can set for header… Continue reading
How to create a tableless design with CSS?
You might still be using table for creating your web design but the new Web 2.0 has brought in the amazing concept of table less designs that are much easier to code and runs smoothly across all the browsers. You don’t have to go through fuss of maintaining the table structure in each single web page. Simply create a style sheet with all the classes and IDs you can use it across the web site. There are several steps in creating a layout based design. To get an exact result according to your design you need to define the classes and ids before hand that will make up the webpage. In the first step you need to create a container div that will hold everything… Continue reading
How to use Classes and IDs?
A good use of classes and IDs can save a lot of your time in designing and maintaining the style sheets. You can have clean web site that downloads faster in your user’s computer. There are certain rules to use classes and ids and following guide tells you how to use them for a good style sheet. There are some common IDs used in CSS like header, footer, wrapper, container, etc. These are self -explanatory IDs and are very good to use. These IDs define the purpose of div or any other element they identify. While using classes and IDs, you should try to use self explanatory names. This helps you to determine the placement of design according to the site layout. You can easily… Continue reading