Hey Guys I am wanting to learn HTML and wanting to know what would work best for me. I would like some sort of video training as I do better with visuals than plain ole boring reading. What do you think is the most succesfull or best product out there for this? Thanks for your input. Also I will be moving to PHP after HTML any advice on that would be great as well.
First subject, HTML: To be honest, when I was younger, i really started learning HTML by just reading books to be honest. I mean i read the HTML for dummies and stuff of that nature. Then as I started to learn and understand basis of web development more, would read internet posting, watch some videos i found by using google and reading. It is really nice and easy way to do this. I mean with it being HTML you can easily follow books and learn it by simply using your notepad, because HTML is one of the only web languages that is not server side and can be executed right from your desktop. Second subject PHP/MYSQL: To be honest on this, if you don't even know html, then PHP/mysql is going to be a huge step. I mean php calls and get html information, but PHP is a server side scripting languages and you must have a server to test it or it must be in some sort of server environment. Also, php is sorta more object oriented than html. Because also if you want to learn php, you are almost required to learn database mysql, and that alone can be a pain. I would stick with HTML for a while and learn css with it, and javascripting is sorta like taking baby steps into php, even though javascript is really becoming outdated.
If you're learning 3d then yes video is a good way to learn. But for coding stick with text man, I mean you will be writing text - if you won't enjoy learning it in text why would you enjoy video + learning coding via text and experimentation is just way more effective then video. Ultraedit.com Devshed.com Sitepoint.com w3schools.com Are all you need to get started and get to grips.
Talking scripts and putting them back togheter again its liek taking apart an engine with out certin parts it wont run right but google and w3schools.com are great also and if you can get a version of dreamweaver it helps so much with color coding and such
Try using dreamweaver as a program for HTML and Zend studio for PHP and as tutorials try w3schools.com or lynda.com
HTML You already have EVERYTHING you need to get started - editor (notepad) and a browser (internet explorer/firefox) w3schools.com You can go there and click "Learn HTML" and it'll take you through step-by-step also giving you the opportunity to make changes to examples on the site and see how those changes affect the output without having to make files yourself. They've also got a nice "Learn CSS" section where you can do the same as above. PHP A lot more complex that HTML/CSS even though they're all completely different and get used for completely different tasks. This is for writing scripts to create interactivity on a website. HTML is just for formatting output to be displayed in a browser. CSS is for being a lot more flexible with formatting the output from HTML. PHP is for building HTML depending on certain conditions - these can be from almost anywhere like data input from the user or data held in a database to name only two as an example. If once you start and you want to get more serious you can download various applications to make your life a lot easier. Notepad is fine to start with but there are various notepad replacements that allow for a whole lot more like Notepad++ which is completely free.
do what i did - just play around with the sample scripts at w3schools and dynamicdrive.com until you know what your doing, then move on to the next language
I learnt HTML with a website called HTML goodies - I was very young when I did it, so that means nearly anyone could. When I say young, I mean I got excited when I could make whatever text I wanted to appear in the title bar. http://http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/html/ is where you can find it. But, if you ask me, HTML is relatively useless without some knowledge of CSS. Tutorials for this on the web are all bitty - so go with the best, http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_intro.asp Most importantly, DON'T USE PROGRAMS LIKE DREAMWEAVER UNTIL YOU KNOW HTML WELL!. HTML is simple, so learn it first, and learn it well.
It is much easier to learn by just playing with the Tags in notpad then watching video's. I agree that you should learn css with it. For some good online tutorials try webmonkey.com
If you are willing to pay some money to learn these technologies, I found lynda.com to be extremely helpful. They have video tutorials that are very clear and easy to understand. Plus your membership enables you to learn just about everything web and graphics related, except for javascript. Give it a look.