Instant RESS Implementation How-to

Starting

Chip Lambert
March 2013

Take your responsive websites to the next level with server-side components

$12.99

RRP $12.99

eBook

Book Details

ISBN 139781849696920

Paperback58 pages

About This Book

Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.
Build a dynamic website that reacts according to the device
Get started with the Modernizr JavaScript library for feature detection
Learn how to use WURFL for device detection
Use PHP to load certain pieces of the site based on the user’s device.

Who This Book Is For

Using PHP, HTML5, JavaScript and CSS this book will give you a solid foundation in RESS. You will need to have a good grasp of these languages as the techniques used are advanced.

Chapter 1: Instant RESS Implementation How-to

Setting up your development environment (Simple)

Getting started with PHP (Simple)

Using responsive web design (Simple)

Getting started with Modernizr (Simple)

Finding your visitors with Modernizr (Intermediate)

Checking for web storage with Modernizr (Intermediate)

Getting started with WURFL (Intermediate)

Using WURFL to check for Apple devices (Intermediate)

Beginning responsive design with PHP (Simple)

Laying out our page with RESS (Intermediate)

Displaying images (Intermediate)

Getting visitor feedback (Advanced)

Wrapping it up (Simple)

What You Will Learn

Check for features such as Geolocation and Web Storage support.
Learn about ScientiaMobile’s new cloud based WURFL library
Use WURFL to check for iOS devices and display a banner for a iPhone/iPad app
Discover how mixing PHP and CSS can change the layout of a website
Learn how you can make device specific web forms that look great no matter how they are viewed.

In Detail

The web design industry has changed dramatically in the last year. Everything that was common practice before is now outdated and everyone is clambering to keep up. Get ahead of the curve with the future of responsive web design, RESS. Responsive Web design with Server Side components gives you the best of both worlds.

Instant RESS Implementation How-to is an introduction to using server-side languages such as PHP to build a website that can easily adapt to whatever device the user visits your site with. You will no longer need a specific mobile site. RESS means saying goodbye to .m and .mobi forever.

Instant RESS Implementation How-to will teach you everything you need to get started with RESS and start on the journey to becoming a better web developer. It looks at a new way to build mobile websites that can still have the look and functionality of a normal website.

You will learn how to use PHP along with Modernizr and WURFL to build dynamic websites that deliver different content dependent on the devices being used.

If you want a website that is truly ahead of the curve, then this is the book for you.

Authors

Chip Lambert

Chip Lambert has been creating websites ever since his high school days when he started with fantasy sport websites. In addition to these 19 years of HTML experience, he has 14 years’ experience with PHP and MySQL development. He previously wrote Instant RESS by Packt Publishing. He is currently serving as the Director of Applications Development at Bluefield College, where he also teaches classes on mobile and web development. You can follow him on Twitter @chiplambert or visit his personal blog/website at http://www.programmerchip.com.