[linuxunil]

hello.

I have been into IT for around 2-3 years, mostly helpdesk support but now decided i like developing.

I have been looking through several sites (E-Exchange, HotScripts, DevCity) and decided to pick up two books on PHP and MySQL. I have read these books and they have showed me how to pull info and store info to a database, blah blah blah.

I would like to be able to create sites that contain rich graphics etc but dont understand what the HTML does exactly and why do I need to use Java Script if Flash does graphics.

Can somebody point me in the direction of what skills i will need to be able to make good pages and some tried and tested books/resources.

I appreciate that you probably see these questions all the time but as I am sure you can appreciate DEVELOPMENT is a big world and I wanna get it right.

thanks in advance

linuxunil

[Bonzo]

My thoughts :

I stay away from javascript due to it depending on the browser.

You need the html to go with the php - the php dose things server side like querys etc. ( cant think of the word for it ) and the html displays it.

I have a template which has html in it for the header etc. then usees the php to include certain html or php pages depending on the navigtion link.

Not a advertisment but I am trying to explain it on a site I am building www.rubblewebs.co.uk where I am putting some examples for work I am trying to get.

Anthony

[cybapymp]

I would suggest reading alot of html and photoshop tutorials so you can get an idea of the basics you need to create webpages.

Once you master something you can start looking for work at places such as:
http://www.gofreelancers.com
http://www.devlance.net

Good Luck

[rec0n]

actually, javascript can be very useful in some situations. image rollovers for buttons, hiding/show part of a webpage. but i guess if your web page is run using flash all the better. most clients like flash in their design. some like regular HTML with no flash so the usage of javascript might be important in those situations. i guess that's it.

gluck

[darkcarnival]

javascript is very good for things but dont make it a main script. use php for things like that. but html is the 1st thing you should learn(in my opinion) since most web pages depends apon that.

[dhq]

If you are still looking for a place to learn from HTMLGoodies.com has a number of excellent tutorials on HTML as well as several other web-based languages.
Respectfully,
David.
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