Update 2: The CSS Update
Official Release Date: January 22nd, 2025
Update 2, as the name suggests, is the update where dedicated CSS was implemented into the website. There was a number of changes that were made with the implementation of native CSS.
The first change made was the update to the website's header. I created the header before in Update 1 to provide basic navigation, but I updated the header to give a cleaner and more "presentable" appearance. This was done by setting a set height for the header and setting the list to a flex display. The spacing was also adjusted to make both the title of the website and list be centered vertically.
Making a footer was the next step for the update. Mainly to serve as an end point for any given page, it's primary function during this update is for a stepping stone for later updates, as well as provide a tagline.
Finally, the last major goal of this update was to create a main area class where the content of any given page could be held. A minimum height was set to scale with the browser window, allowing it to be more dynamic when viewed in different dimensions. I also changed the background color to a light blue color to make the website easier on the eyes rather than using pure white for the background.
Trivia: Shortly after the release of Update 1, I was working on setting up a redirect system to remove the .php tags from the web pages on my local environment. Initially, I wanted to use only native PHP to set up the process, but after a few days of struggle, I ultimately decided to use a third party application that ran Apache (In this case, I chose to use XAMPP). This was done both because from what I have researched it is standard practice, and to make my local development more one-to-one with how the website is hosted.
