What are the steps to take to learn how to develop complex dynamic web pages?

I have absolutely no knowledge at all with programming web pages. I am not familiar with any of the languages (HTML, php, etc.). The only language I am a little bit familiar with is VBA for excel.

I would like to know how to develop any kind of complex dynamic web page (ie. facebook like, ebay like, etc...)

Could anyone give me the steps to take in order to achieve this goal? How shall i start, with what languages, what softwares, etc... I am ready to invest some money to buy books and softwares... plus I will have much time to spend for the learning process.

I would appreciate if someone could give me a chronological step by step plan to follow? u can also consider that im also not too familiar with web design :)

p.s.: someone told me to learn C# but im not so sure about this...

What are the steps to take to learn how to develop complex dynamic web pages?

First learn programming (learning a language isn%26#039;t learning programming, any more than learning French teaches you to be a French doctor). Try Wirth%26#039;s %26quot;Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs%26quot;. It%26#039;s cheap, but it teaches you the basics of programming - in English.

Then learn html and css. That%26#039;s what you use to specify content (html) and look (css) of web pages.

Then learn php - that%26#039;s what you use to write the html you want based on the conditions at the time the page is being written.

If you%26#039;re going to use a database with the site, learn SQL.

There are tutorials for all of this on the web - http://w3schools.com/ is a good place to start learning html and css. The php help file - once you know programming - is a good tool to use to learn php.

What are the steps to take to learn how to develop complex dynamic web pages?

You should first decide exactly what you want, and explore some options.

Do a few tutorials for HTML and PHP, see if you like it first. If you do like it, you%26#039;ll probably have already done enough tutorials and already have the tools to design your own page. In the process of learning you%26#039;ll probably also learn how to research all the functions and libraries you%26#039;ll use later on to develop.

Good luck!

Other Replys:Strictly speaking, there isn%26#039;t any software you need. You can just use whatever program(s) works for you. But there is a lot to learn. HTML is a must, and should be the first thing you learn. CSS and Javascript are very useful. But the real power in a dynamic site comes from the server-side scripts and the database. There are several server-side languages you can learn, PHP, ASP, Perl, etc. As far as databases go, I%26#039;d suggest MySQL.

Other Replys:I really think you should go to http://www.w3schools.com it is a great site for beginners. They will tell you everything you need to know about getting started with programming.