Web Developer 101-Use Web Servers to Build Sites on your PC

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: What is a web server?

Lecture 2: Which operating systems we will use

Lecture 3: Understanding URL addresses

Lecture 4: Web Server Types

Lecture 5: Why choose a 3rd party over self hosting

Chapter 2: Learning Linux (Ubuntu version) and installing 1st Apache Web Server

Lecture 1: Installation steps and Apache Server Filepaths

Lecture 2: Web servers and Web language compatibility: Front End Languages

Lecture 3: Web servers and Web language compatibility: Server Side Languages

Lecture 4: Installing PHP

Lecture 5: Apache GUI (Installation)

Lecture 6: Apache GUI (Walk through)

Lecture 7: Linux File Permissions

Lecture 8: Editing Website Files

Lecture 9: Web Server Configuration Files and Changing the Root Directory

Lecture 10: Changing the Directory Index

Lecture 11: What is htaccess and how to enable it?

Lecture 12: Error Handling: Error 404 Page/URL Rewrite with htaccess

Lecture 13: Authentication with htaccess: Single-user login

Lecture 14: Authentication with htaccess: Multi-user login

Chapter 3: 2nd Apache Web Server Install on Linux using XAMPP

Lecture 1: XAMPP Overview

Lecture 2: Installation Steps

Lecture 3: Ports

Lecture 4: Configurations

Lecture 5: Using XAMPP

Lecture 6: Apache on Linux Wrap-Up

Chapter 4: Install Apache Web Server on Windows

Lecture 1: Install

Lecture 2: Configurations Overview

Lecture 3: Server Configurations Pt 1: Web Directory, Directory Index

Lecture 4: Server Configurations Pt 2: Aliases, Virtual Hosts

Lecture 5: Site Specific Configurations: Error 404 pages and rewrites (.htaccess)

Lecture 6: Site Specific Configurations: URL Rewrite Extended

Lecture 7: Website Password Protection with .htaccess

Chapter 5: Microsoft IIS Web Server Installation and Configuration om Windows

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Enabling IIS Server on Windows

Lecture 3: IIS Overview

Lecture 4: Basic Settings (default website directory, website names, file permissions)

Lecture 5: Host Headers (Virtual Hosts)

Lecture 6: Ports

Lecture 7: Default Document

Lecture 8: Setting up passwords for your websites

Lecture 9: lnstalling Modules

Lecture 10: URL Rewrite Module Overview

Lecture 11: URL Rewrite Module: Blank Rules

Lecture 12: URL Rewrite Module: Canonical Domain Name Rule

Lecture 13: Error Pages

Lecture 14: Installing PHP

Lecture 15: HTTP Response Headers

Lecture 16: Virtual Directories

Lecture 17: Proxy Servers (A Discussion and Setup Tips)

Lecture 18: IIS Wrap-Up

Chapter 6: Adding Website Builders to our IIS and Apache Servers

Lecture 1: Intro to Website Builders

Lecture 2: Install WordPress on your Apache Server included with XAMPP

Lecture 3: Managing your WordPress Logins

Lecture 4: WordPress Pages and Themes

Lecture 5: WordPress Plugins, XAMPP Requirements, Uploading to hosting provider

Lecture 6: Install Joomla on your Apache Server

Lecture 7: Joomla Overview

Lecture 8: Install Drupal on Apache Server

Lecture 9: Drupal Overview

Lecture 10: Installing WordPress on IIS Web Server

Lecture 11: Installing WordPress on IIS Web Server Pt 2 (Maria Database Server & DB Setup)

Lecture 12: Installing WordPress on IIS Web Server Pt 3 (PHP configs for plugins/themes)

Lecture 13: Install Joomla on IIS Web Server

Lecture 14: Wrap-Up: How to modify websites made with website builders for easy hosting

Chapter 7: Scripting Environments on your web server

Lecture 1: An Overview of coding your website

Lecture 2: Native web languages and using the Notepad++ code editor to edit native scripts

Lecture 3: A Basic HTML script

Lecture 4: An Overview ASP.NET Framework in Visual Studio

Lecture 5: Hosting ASP.NET Applications

Lecture 6: NodeJS: Setup and Hosting a Visual Studio Project Template

Lecture 7: Nodejs: Starting Server from terminal and Database Configurations

Lecture 8: NodeJS: Setting up a MongoDB Server

Lecture 9: NodeJS: Managing Databases on the MongoDB Server

Lecture 10: NodeJS: Hosting App On IIS Using a Reverse Proxy

Lecture 11: NodeJS: Installing IIS Node to host NodeJS Apps

Lecture 12: NodeJS: Hosting App on IIS Using IIS Node

Lecture 13: Wrap Up: Ideal web server setups/coding environments for a web developer

Chapter 8: Hosting Providers

Lecture 1: How 3rd Party Host Providers Host Sites

Lecture 2: Recommended Hosting Options

Lecture 3: Understanding Web Hosting on Amazon

Lecture 4: Hosting on Github

Lecture 5: Replacing preset Github URL with Custom Domain

Lecture 6: cPanel Hosting Intro: An Interface for Apache

Lecture 7: Setting up CPanel/Uploading Local Website Files

Lecture 8: Website Configurations using htaccess files in the CPanel

Lecture 9: Website Configurations using the CPanel User Interface

Lecture 10: CPanel Apps and Wrap-Up

Chapter 9: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Final Words