The purpose of this course is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the tools and problem-solving techniques related to building effective World Wide Web sites. It emphasis 4 components in developing web applications which are: a) Client Site Technologies : (HTML, XHTML, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery) b) Server Site Technologies: (PHP) c) Database Server: (MySQL) d) Web Servers: (Apache) Web Application Development Web application development is the creation of application programs that reside on remote servers and are delivered to the user's device over the Internet . Web Applications are dynamic web sites combined with server side programming which provide functionalities such as interacting with users, connecting to back-end databases, and generating results to browsers.