This practical and systematic guide to using these essential web programming tools shows you how to code basic web pages, manage them efficiently, and make them dynamic. Each topic begins with a specific task or desired result, shows the code that produces that result, and then takes the code apart to explain how it works. With an emphasis on teaching how these tools work instead of merely offering cut-and-paste solutions, this book teaches even the absolute beginner how to be a dynamic web programmer. All code discussed in the book is online.