Hi all

I am a new member of this forum and also new to programming and HTML. I have a couple questions to ask about HTML

1. Can I make a web page alone with HTML or do i need to use VBScript/ JavaScript/CSS with that? As I donot know any of that.

2. When I host my web site, people can got to view option and read the source code. How can I make that file read only so that no one can tamper with it or is it automatically read-only?

I know these might seem silly questions to you. but I am new to all this and learning on my own. I would appreciate any help.

It is possible to build simple websites using only HTML. Back in the days that was all people had. CSS is worth picking up cos it makes the task of styling your web page a lot easier. Javascript etc. are used for effects such as image rollovers, fancy image maps and some parts of web application development. If all you want is a simple home page then HTML will do it for you, although CSS is definitely worth knowing some amount of.

In answer to 2, the source is already read only in a sense. The browser gets the HTML source from the webserver that holds your site, and displays it as a web page. When the user views the source they can view it, change it and save a copy on their own computer, but they cannot change the copy on your webserver in this way. When anyone else requests the page, they get a fresh copy of the one on the server.

1. Theoretically, in order to create a basic page you only need HTML. CSS is used to give shape to the html file. It controls how the text is formatted (font, color etc) or how the various elements in the html file are positioned in the browser window.
2. The visitors are only allowed to view the source code, they can't modify it

newcomer, welcome to the forum. I'll not repeat what the others have said........... Hey, welcome.