What is HTML?

HTML is the basic language for publishing on the Internet.
Using a standard syntax and method of producing content for
website visitors, with all the new software options available today
you really do not have to know HTML in order to publish your website.

The reason why most people can create a website without knowing HTML
is WYSIWYG, (what you see is what you get) it is a software based editor
that allows you to create a website without knowing HTML.

You may still wish to learn HTML since there are advantages to learning the language however if your like most Internet users taking time to learn
HTML is just not an option.

Below are some free options

Trellian WebPage

NVU Web Authoring System

There are also many different types of programming languages, some that are actually custom made, the most common languages are HTML and PHP.

PHP stands for Pre Hyper Processor and is one of the fastest growing programming languages, the language is actually processed before the page loads which allows your website content to become dynamic.

Dynamic programming is a method for reducing the runtime of loading content, this way fresh content may be introduced at any time required or by methods that allow content
to be quickly updated for an entire website instead of changing each web-page individually.

PHP
is the one of the most popular methods of making your website content dynamic.

PHP works by processing special instructions to the server as the web site visitor view the page, this way each time the visitor comes to your web site, they can see any changes you have made to your web.

Caching
Is often used by ISP, (Internet Service Providers) to reduce expenses associated with providing access to the Internet, often content is cached or saved on a server called a caching server, this is good for the ISP but often Bad for the end user.

FLASH
is quickly becoming the technology of the new Internet, with half a billion Internet
installations for users and growing, this is perhaps one of the fastest and most promising technologies on the Internet.

Internet technology changes so quickly that it is literally impossible to list every new
language and its supporting technology, it is important to do as much research as
possible taking time to review content can make a difference in the success or failure of your online efforts.