was how easily PHP and HTML work together to create dynamic, powerful web sites and how being skilled in PHP can help you get a career in this booming industry. This week we'll look at what HTML programming is, why you should learn it, and what it takes to get started.
What is HTML?
HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language and has been the basis for nearly all Web sites in existence since the earliest days of the modern Internet. Mark-up is, essentially, components in text that are not displayed by the rendering agent (in this case, your web browser), but are instead used to tell the web browser to mark the text in some way or another. For example <i> tells the browser to display text in italics, like <so>.
Why You Should Learn HTML Programming
If you are interested in a career as a web developer, even if ultimately you would like to be working in the more dynamic DHTML or PHP, learning HTML programming is the first step you will have to take. Creating Web sites isn't just for programmers though. Now, thanks to the very low cost of web publishing, anyone can make a web page and make a contribution to the Internet. To start, all you need to know is HTML programming.
Where to Start
Fortunately HTML programming is easy to learn. While there are many low-cost resources in bookstores and online, a short guided course may be the fastest way to get you up and running quickly.
