Web-Based Projects that Rock the Class: Build Fully-Functional Web Apps and Learn Through Doing

Explore the modern concepts of client-server web applications. This book includes examples that are simple to comprehend building apps that are not much different from real-world applications. Each chapter develops a different subject, explaining the concept from A to Z, and provides a project with complete source code and configuration steps.

Chapters also include thorough coverage of the subject described and the full source code is provided with a consistently updated repo on GitHub, accounting for the frequent changes made to language versions. The chapter apps use HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, CSS, PHP, MySQL, Apache, Lighttpd, SSL/TLS, DDNS, Shell Programming, Sockets programming, tools such as Wireshark, and remote online tools for testing.

As you master each topic sequentially you'll fully understand the inner workings of the client-server apps and become confident in creating your own web-based apps. Whether you want to work on the web for fun, for school, or for work, Web-Based Projects that Rock the Class is a great place to start.

What You'll Learn

• Use HTML, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, AJAX and MySQL for web projects
• Set up and handle two different web servers Apache and Lighttpd
• Obtain DNS and DDNS domain names
• Apply the SSL/TLS protocols for HTTPS connections
• Test remotely with online tools your web app – then create similar tools

Who This Book Is For

College and university students, and individuals interested in web programming. Ideally you will have basic experience in requesting a web page from the browser and understanding online services like e-shops, basic-level experience with Linux, knowledge of basic-level programming language principles, and basic knowledge of what a database is.

About the Author

Christos Karayiannis has taught Web Development courses for more than 20 years in High Schools and Institutes of Technology in Greece. He holds an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Wales and a Physics degree from Aristotle University. His main interests are Networking, Operating Systems, and Programming. Christos has contributed to Open Source projects by documenting source code.