What is Web Development?

Web development is the process of creating and maintaining websites and web applications that run on the internet.

In this lesson, you will learn what web development is, how websites work, and the basic technologies used to build modern websites.

What You Will Learn:

  • What web development means
  • The difference between a website and a web application
  • What frontend development is
  • What backend development is
  • The basic technologies used in web development

Frontend Development

Frontend development focuses on everything users can see and interact with in a web browser. The main technologies are HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Backend Development

Backend development handles the server, database, authentication, and application logic. In this course, we will use PHP and MySQL for backend development.

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