PHP: Something Useful – Manual

In a perfect world, maybe having everything handled on the client side would be ideal.  Of course we don’t live in a perfect world so server-side scripting can be an effective means to an end.  The link below is to a great resource on PHP in general & specifically detecting the user-agent, or browser being used to access your page.  As mobile internet devices become more ubiquitous & the mobile web matures, there will be tremendous demand for contextually aware mobile-friendly content.  Unfortunately, mobile browsers don’t universally conform to web standards & generally don’t support javascript by default, or not at all.  Correctly rendered pages are the key to adoption of mobile surfing.  In the not too distant future, mobile content delivery could directly influence the success & failure of traditional brick & mortar business.  If you have the capability to find what you’re looking for from your mobile phone on the web & get directions or more at the same time, it’ll be an easy choice of where to do business.

PHP: Something Useful – Manual.

Quick & Easy Flash

The site below has a very interesting free flash site builder.  I don’t yet know how much freedom you are allowed but it’s worth a look if you’d like to add Flash but don’t currently have the skills or tools to do so.

http://www.wix.com/

Web Design Resources

I had thought that I would have to search the web, subject by subject, for design guides & tutorials but fortunately I found the site below. There’s a section for everything from basic HTML to Advanced PHP. Life is good:)
http://www.w3schools.com/

Tags…

It seems like the best place to start is with a fundamental understanding of what you have to work with when building an HTML page.  To this end, I have added a reference page for HTML tags & will do the same for all of the fundamentals such as CSS, javascript, etc.

HTML TAGS