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Question

Modern Web Design
HTML: Structure
CSS: Presentation
JavaScript: Behavior

PHP or similar: Backend
CMS: Content Management

Now.. my question...
Does it mean web pages like facebook wasn't created with PHP only??

Answer 1

yup
the visible part(front end) like buttons, headers,navbars are created using html ,css,JavaScript

but the invisible part(back end) like taking client input and gives outputs,or handles connection between client and server are made with php,sql,node etc they are server side languages

Answer 2

@Princewill

Functional is an interesting term and relative to what task you're trying to accomplish. In the sense that you're implying, you'll want to learn at least a client side and server side language, so learn Javascript and PHP. That'll help you make a more functional website.

If you want a website like we used in the 90s, you can easily recreate that with just HTML and use tables to help arrange your data. Otherwise, take the time and learn all of the core web technologies, and then any frameworks/libraries you want to pick up with it also.

As for being an expert, you'll be creating functional webpages long before you become an expert with any of them.

Answer 3

To answer your question, that's exactly what it means. At absolute bare minimum, you required HTML. Everything else is used to compliment your HTML.

If you go to any website, including Facebook or this one, you can right click and it'll give you an option like "Inspect", "View Source", "View Page Source" or something along those lines. That'll allow you to read the HTML/CSS/JS/etc.. of their website and you can learn from it. However, note that this is only allowing you to access what's available on your local machine, and not what's taking place on their server, so you won't see their PHP/ASP/Node/etc... code in that way.

Answer 4

so... u mean... we have to learn all languages involved (and probably become an expert on them) ...in order to create a functional webpage ????

Answer 5

Thanks alot.

Answer 6

don‘t underestimate what can be achieved using superficial knowledge and the power of google