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Web Technologies

Client-side scripting - CSS (Cascading Style Sheet)


Definition:

  • Stands for Cascading Style Sheet
  • Used to format the layout of the Web pages
  • They can be used to define text styles, table sizes, and other aspects of Web pages.

Advantages of CSS:

  • Easier to maintain and update
  • The CSS can be reuse in multiple HTML pages
  • Pages load faster because it using less code

Example of Website/Apps of CSS:



Example of CSS:


Server-side scripting - PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor)


Definition:

  • Is a scripting language for web development
  • Allow users to make web pages more interactive by allowing them to do more intelligent, complex things.
  • Intercepted on server that has PHP installed

Advantages of PHP:

  • Platform Independent: supported by all OS
  • Database: connection with database, built in module that is used to connect to database easily
  • Testing: perform unit testing quickly and easy. PHP framework help in automating difficult tasks.

Example of Website/Apps of PHP:


WordPress:
Full advantages of PHP features to do all its processing, such as; checking option, upload images and so on.



Example of PHP

Quiz:

  1. What is the meaning of CSS?
  2. What is the meaning of PHP?
  3. What are the advantages of CSS?
  4. What are the advantages of PHP?
  5. Can CSS be used in multiple HTML pages?

Reference:

  • En.wikibooks.org. (2019). PHP Programming/Beginning with "Hello World!" - Wikibooks, open books for an open world. [online] Available at: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/PHP_Programming/Beginning_with_%22Hello_World!%22 [Accessed 3 Nov. 2019].
  • PHP: What is PHP? - Manual . (2019). Php.net. Retrieved 4 November 2019, from https://www.php.net/manual/en/intro-whatis.php
  • Advantages of PHP | Top 10 Important Advantages Of PHP. (2019). EDUCBA. Retrieved 4 November 2019, from https://www.educba.com/advantages-of-php/

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