Website Layout

[bheazlahs]

Hi im new to web design and am starting up using CSS and PHP to make my website, before i start with the layout i was wondering if it was a better idea to have the width and height of the page as a percentage or a set value and what would be the best size to accommodate for all or atleast most resolutions.

Thanks any help would be much appreciated.

 

[Edge]

Hi im new to web design and am starting up using CSS and PHP to make my website, before i start with the layout i was wondering if it was a better idea to have the width and height of the page as a percentage or a set value and what would be the best size to accommodate for all or atleast most resolutions.

Thanks any help would be much appreciated.

There's not much point trying to have a best size. Use responsive design to serve up a layout that responds to available screen width.

Umm - you probably need to spend a year learning HTML/CSS first though.

 

[chrishirst]

Hi im new to web design and am starting up using CSS and PHP to make my website,

You cannot use PHP with CSS, you can use PHP to write the HTML that goes with the CSS but you ABSOLUTELY need to learn HTML before you can write server side code that writes the HTML.

 

[bheazlahs]

chrishirst thanks for the response, yeah i know this just worded my post badly it was 5am when i posted it. I have a decent knowledge of html and css, ive spent 2 - 3 years off and on learning it. Im new to PHP but so far it doesn't seem too difficult.

Edge thanks for your response too that link is very helpful