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This is a guide to HTML, a standard  markup language  for web pages. A text editor and a web browser is all you need to create web pages, view your handiwork, and share information with others all over the world. This Tutorial covers simple HTML syntax.All the basic concepts you need to start writing a simple web page. I am going to be very brief but deep and very practical in this tutorial since practice is all you need as web developer. The HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is used in most pages of the World Wide Web. HTML files  contain both the primary text content and additional formatting markup, i.e. sequences of characters that tell web browsers how to display and handle the main content.  The markup can specify which parts of text should be bold, where the headings are, or where tables, table rows, and table cells start and end.  Though most commonly displayed by a visual web browser, HTML can also be used by browsers that generate audio o...

XAMPP stands for Cross-Platform (X), Apache (A), MySQL (M), PHP (P) and Perl (P). It is a simple, lightweight Apache distribution that makes it extremely easy for developers to create a local web server for testing purposes. XAMPP has four primary components. These are: 1. Apache:  Apache is the actual web server application that processes and delivers web content to a computer. Apache is the most popular web server online, powering nearly 54% of all websites. 2. MySQL:  Every web application, howsoever simple or complicated, requires a database for storing collected data. MySQL, which is open source, is the world’s most popular database management system. It powers everything from hobbyist websites to professional platforms like WordPress.  3. PHP:  PHP stands for Hypertext Preprocessor. It is a server-side scripting language that powers some of the most popular websites in the world, including WordPress and Facebook. It is open source, relatively easy to...

There are two most porpular ways one can use to host a website locally one is XAMPP and the other is WAMP.   WAMP is an acronym that stands for “Windows, Apache, MySQL, and PHP”.  When you download a WAMP, you are just downloading a program that installs three different things.   Apache  – This is the program that is used to actually host your website.  With it alone, you can host HTML files and other static web content. MySQL  – This provides a database for your web content.  A lot of dynamic web pages need to store data (i.e. usernames and password for web accounts), which is where MySQL comes in. PHP  –  The most popular language  for writing dynamic web content – by far.  WordPress, Facebook, Joomla, and many other websites and content management systems utilize PHP.  If you plan to host anything more than static web pages, PHP will be an essential companion. Windows  – The “W” in WAMP is just th...

Advantages of Having a Website For Your Business Advantages and Benefits Of a Website For Your BusinessDo you have a business and don’t have a website? If you said yes, it’s almost as if your business doesn’t exist. In this modern era, people and companies are on the internet for information. Why do you think people visit a website? It’s primarily to find information. And if you’re in the business world, information is critical. You need to have a website for your customers. It needs to contain information about what you can do for them. Below are just a few of the advantages and benefits of having a website for your business. Less Expensive Have you ever advertised your business through various forms such as printed media, radio, television or by other means? It’s expensive! Investing in advertising is necessary, but it takes a lot of money. Having a website will make promoting your company less expensive. Many versions of offline advertising available on the internet are sometimes...