This course introduces you to the basic concepts of the World Wide Web (the web), and the principles and tools that are used to develop Web applications. The course provides an overview of client/server technology, and introduces you to the important web protocols, HTML for content and structure, CSS for presentation, client-side processing with ECMAScript (JavaScript) and server side processing with PHP. It teaches you how to implement a dynamic web site using files and databases for data persistence. SQL is used for database interactions. Some basic principles of site design, graphic design and usability are also touched on.