Web designing help

MeSarah · April 19th, 2007, 04:02 PM

Hi, I am new to programming and web designing. I am comfortable to work with HTML webpage with front page. But for now, I have a script that is in PHP and the web page with default is not so very good looking for the website. I wish to give a better design and user friendly interface. I dont know PHP and I find it difficult to edit the page design and outlook.

I would like to know if there is any user friendly editors like frontpage or any other editors that I can use to give a completely new look for the website.

Waiting for reply,
Regards,
Sarah.

JustinStudios · April 19th, 2007, 05:07 PM

This is a question that gets asked alot on the forumz and I think you will find the same answer from everyone here. PHP is not a layout language, it is a language that performs server code (code that your computer doesn't do). HTML or (XHTML / CSS) is what makes the pages look like they do. I don't recommend an editor but to learn the coding, because with an editor you may not get what you want.

sannbe · April 19th, 2007, 06:40 PM

Yes, definately learn coding directly. But while you do (this is what I am doing) you can use an editor to see how the site is coming. I use Dreamweaver in code view to do the work and then check the design view to make sure I have coded correctly. When you are still learning(like me) I have discovered it makes a great security blanket. And when you are ready to go it alone, You will be well trained and sure of your work.

MeSarah · April 19th, 2007, 06:42 PM

Hi NoobSmith, thank you very much for that. I was said that, if I make minor changes in the index.php, header.php n footer.php I can have good look for my site. I wonder how to make changes with out having no idea of PHP.

Lchad · April 19th, 2007, 07:36 PM

Yes you can edit those just as if they were .html pages or .htm pages. The only reason they are saved as .php pages is because there is php coding somewhere within the sites that requires the php file type.

Dreamweaver opens a php page as I'm sure many other editors must do. Once you are in the php page, you can edit the html and then look for the css to edit that as well. The css is probably saved in a file that ends in .css or it could be right in the head area of the php page.

MeSarah · April 20th, 2007, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Lchad

Yes you can edit those just as if they were .html pages or .htm pages. The only reason they are saved as .php pages is because there is php coding somewhere within the sites that requires the php file type.

Dreamweaver opens a php page as I'm sure many other editors must do. Once you are in the php page, you can edit the html and then look for the css to edit that as well. The css is probably saved in a file that ends in .css or it could be right in the head area of the php page.

Hi, thank you very much for that. I am going to try it. Hope it works. But it looks like Javascript being used in between the PHP file and the basic page is being designed.