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PHP Build a Simple PHP Application Integrating with PayPal Building the Shirt Details Page

Posted by Jason Chiu
Jason Chiu
4,373 Points

Help me understand why Randy use specific classes to create details page for each shirt?

In the html section of shirt php Randy uses " breadcrumb", "Shirt picture", "shirt details", and "note designer" as the name of classes. I tried to use a different names for these to see if the names can have some flexibility but they did not work.

So the thing that confuses me is why Randy uses these names for the classes? Why are the names so specific? Thanks.

1 Answer

Joe Cochran
Joe Cochran
18,249 Points
Joe Cochran
Joe Cochran
18,249 Points

Classes are used in this video to apply css styling to elements on the page. Randy has already set up all the CSS for the project, so that you can focus on the PHP development. "shirt-picture," "breadcrumb," all had their styling set up in the css file that comes with the project. If you change one of those classes, the pre-written css will no longer apply to the element in question, and the styling will go away.

If you need some help understanding the role of CSS in web development, the CSS Basics course has all the information you need. For a short article on the topic, here's the MDN entry called What is CSS?