In this class we look at the major web development languages as well as how to send a contact form with PHP.

1. Server Side
Servers and Languages

2. Overview
• Show off jQuery plugins
Lecture
• What is a web server?
• Server side languages
• What do server side languages do?
Lab
Send email from form
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3. What is a Web Server?
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4. What is a Web Server?
A web server can be referred to as either the
hardware or the software that helps to deliver
content that can be accessed through the Internet.
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5. What Do Server Side Languages Do?
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6. What Do Server Side Languages Do?
1. Allow for programming logic
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7. What Do Server Side Languages Do?
1. Allow for programming logic
2. Interpret URL structure
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8. What Do Server Side Languages Do?
1. Allow for programming logic
2. Interpret URL structure
3. Read and write to databases
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9. What Do Server Side Languages Do?
1. Allow for programming logic
2. Interpret URL structure
3. Read and write to databases
4. Work with files
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10. What Do Server Side Languages Do?
1. Allow for programming logic
2. Interpret URL structure
3. Read and write to databases
4. Work with files
5. Send mail
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11. What Do Server Side Languages Do?
1. Allow for programming logic
2. Interpret URL structure
3. Read and write to databases
4. Work with files
5. Send mail
6. Communicate with JavaScript
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12. Server Side Languages
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13. What to Learn (First)
1. PHP
2. Ruby on Rails
3. Microsoft .NET
4. Java
5. Python
6. Adobe ColdFusion
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14. Lab
• Create a new document: contact.php
• Add HTML and CSS for a basic page
contact page.
• Use PHP to send an email
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15. Homework
Add the ability for your contact form to send email. Make
sure it gives the user feedback if the
Upload to:
username.welovewebdesign.com/hw/10/
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