Full Stack Web Development For Beginners

Book excerpt: This book is written for absolute beginners who want to become full stack web application developer. To become a professional full stack web developer you have to put on many hats. HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, JavaScript, MySQL, and PHP are the core technologies that you must be acquainted with to develop moderate data-driven web applications. All these technologies are voluminous and you need ample time to learn each one of them. In this fast changing technological world no one has time to go through bulky books of these core technologies. With so many web technologies out there in the market, novices are confused and do not have enough time to evaluate these technologies to decide what to pick for their career and where to start from. Keeping aside the least utilized features, I've written this book to focus on the more operational areas of these technologies that act as the first stepping stone and will provide you with a solid jump start into the exciting world of web development. This book is meant to help you learn web development quickly by yourself. It follows a tutorial approach in which hands-on exercises, augmented with illustrations, are provided to teach you web application development in a short period of time. Once you get grips on these core web development technologies through this book, you will be able to easily set the destination for your future. With uncountable sites and freely available material, this book is written due to the following reasons: Assemble all scattered pieces in one place. This volume contains HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Bootstrap, PHP and MySQL. Sequential instructions are provided to download and install the required software and components to setup a complete development environment on your own pc. Focus on inspiring practical aspect of these web technologies. Last but not least, move novices gradually right from creating an HTML file with a text editor, through learning HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, MySQL and PHP all the way to creating and deploying a professional e-commerce website that comprises static and dynamic pages. From web introduction to hands-on examples and from website designing to its deployment, this book surely is a complete resource for those who know little or nothing about professional web development.