Whether you’re a complete beginner or know some HTML, you will leave this class with your own fully functioning website that you can customize and maintain on your own with no programming needed.
All the software we use is free. After you take this class, you will be able launch sites within a day using these same techniques.
Contact us at 650-516-7281 to request a class and check availability in your area.
Prerequisites
- Registered Domain Name
If you don’t already have a domain, find one that you’ll be able to put to good use over time. There are tools out there to help you if you’re having writer’s block. Some of those tools are listed here. - Internet Service Provider (ISP)
You will need a web server to provide a home for your website’s files, along with PHP and MySQL 5, both of which should be standard inclusions with any of the more popular services providers. - Content
If you have four or five pages worth of your own content you want to see on the Internet, great. Otherwise, we’ll help you come up with some ideas to launch.
We will be happy to assist in advance of the scheduled class to ensure you have what you need to get started.
Course Outline
Setting up our Web Server
We’ll walk you through configuring your host and setting up a database.
FTP Basics
You will learn how to transfer files back and forth from your web server using an FTP client.
Downloading and Uploading
We get the files you need and place them on your web server. Within minutes, you will have a live website. Then the fun begins.
Customizing Your Site
You’ll learn how to use templates to change the look and feel of your site without affecting its content.
Site Management
We’ll show you some best practices for building out your site’s navigation, layout, and information architecture so your visitors will want to keep coming back.
Browsers
We’ll explore Chrome, Firefox, and Opera as well as the ones you’re used to. You’ll get to play with the Developer Tools that put the power of web design in your hands.