Welcome to HTML / XHTML / CSS All in One 2nd Edition

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Note to Windows 7 users

There have been some problems with XAMPP and Windows 7, especially for 64-bit versions of Win7. The current version of XAMPP is known to have some problems in the 64-bit version of Win7.

wampServer64 is a variation of XAMPP optimized for 64-bit Windows installations. It is very similar to XAMPP in usage, but the control system is a bit different. Please check the documentation on the home page for details. Also note that the WampServer64 is not the first download on the page, so you'll need to scroll down to get to it.

I've run into a number of conflicts with Skype. If your server is not working, make sure you do not have skype running in the background. For some reason, Skype is preset to use port 80, which conflicts with the default web server port. Turning off Skype while you're running your server seems to resolve this issue.

Book I - Creating the XHTML Foundation

• Chapter 1 Sound HTML Foundations
• Chapter 2 It's all about Validation
• Chapter 3 Choosing your Tools
• Chapter 4 Managing Information with Lists and Tables
• Chapter 5 Making Connections with Links
• Chapter 6 Adding Images
• Chapter 7 Creating Forms
• Chapter 8 The Future of HTML: HTML5

Book II - Styling with CSS

• Chapter 1 Coloring Your World
• Chapter 2 Styling Text
• Chapter 3 Selectors, Class, and Style
• Chapter 4 Borders and Backgrounds
• Chapter 5 Levels of CSS

Book III - Using Positional CSS

• Chapter 1 Fun with the Fabulous Float
• Chapter 2 Building Floating Page Layouts
• Chapter 3 Styling Lists and Menus
• Chapter 4 Using Alternative Positioning

Book IV - Client-side Programming with JavaScript

• Chapter 1 Getting Started with JavaScript
• Chapter 2 Making Decisions with Conditions
• Chapter 3 Loops and Debugging
• Chapter 4 Functions, Arrays, and Objects
• Chapter 5 Talking to the Page
• Chapter 6 Getting Valid Input
• Chapter 7 Animating Your Pages

Book V - Server-side Programming with PHP

• Chapter 1 Getting Started on the Server
• Chapter 2 PHP and XHTML Forms
• Chapter 3 Control Structures
• Chapter 4 Woring with Arrays
• Chapter 5 Using Functions and Session Variables
• Chapter 6 Working with Files and Directories
• Chapter 7 Connecting to a MySQL Database

Book VI - Managing Data with MySQL

• Chapter 1 Getting Started with Data
• Chapter 2 Managing Data with MySQL
• Chapter 3 Normalizing Your Data
• Chapter 4 Putting Data Together with Joins

Book VII - Into the Future with AJAX

• Chapter 1 AJAX Essentials
• Chapter 2 Improving JavaScript and AJAX with jQuery
• Chapter 3 Animating jQuery
• Chapter 4 Using the jQuery User Interface Toolkit
• Chapter 5 Improving Usability with jQuery
• Chapter 6 Working with AJAX Data

Book VIII - Moving from Pages to Sites

• Chapter 1 Managing Your Servers
• Chapter 2 Planning Your Sites
• Chapter 3 Introducing Content Management Systems
• Chapter 4 Editing Graphics
• Chapter 5 Taking Control of Content