Front-End Development
Turn a planned design into responsive pages using structured HTML, CSS and JavaScript, with attention to navigation, forms and interactive elements.
Website Development
Website Development for Sites That Need to Do More
Bring design and functionality together with front-end development, PHP, databases, forms, APIs and custom features planned around the job your website needs to perform.
Back-End Development
Add server-side processing for forms, accounts, searches, administration, data handling and other dynamic website functions.
Explore PHP development →Data & Integrations
Connect the website to MySQL databases and external services when the project needs structured data or connected workflows.
Explore databases →What website development includes
Website development is the part of a project that turns the planned structure and design into working functionality. Depending on the site, this can include responsive page development, forms, JavaScript interactions, PHP processing, database connections, administration screens, searches, member features, e-commerce functions and API integrations.
The technical approach should follow the requirement. A simple information website may need only a small amount of dynamic functionality, while a directory, online shop or web application may require considerably more data processing and administration.
Front end and back end
Front end is what the visitor interacts with in the browser: page layouts, navigation, buttons, forms, content and interactive components. Back end handles server-side work such as processing submitted information, applying business rules, reading and updating database records and connecting to other services.
Many useful websites need both. A contact form, for example, needs a clear browser interface as well as secure server-side validation and message processing.
Build around the website's workflow
Before adding technology, define the visitor or administrator journey. What does the user enter? What should the system check? What should happen next? Does information need to be saved? Does another service need to receive it? Answering these questions helps keep development focused on a real outcome.
- Responsive website pages
- Interactive HTML, CSS and JavaScript components
- PHP forms and server-side processing
- MySQL database-backed content
- Search and filtering
- Member and administration areas
- Custom calculators and tools
- API and third-party service integrations
Development for new and existing websites
Development can start with a new website or be added to an existing site. An existing project may need a new form, database feature, search function, administration screen or integration rather than a complete redesign.
Where an existing website is involved, the current code, database structure and hosting environment should be considered before changes are made.
Website development topics
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Website development often connects several specialist areas:
Next step
Discuss Your Project →Describe what you want your website to do
You do not need to know whether the solution should use PHP, JavaScript, MySQL or an API. Start with the task and the required result.