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How can I download HTML?
Hello! I just finished the HTML and css course on codecademy and want to start writing it on my own now. I have been trying to figure out how to get html on my computer and based off what I found online I used notepad to write my code, but I don’t like how it doesn’t give those error notifications. I also used sublime text but for some reason it’s not working (probably my code but idk it works with notepad). I’ve done Java and Python before and I’m starting to think getting HTML on my computer probably isn’t the same process as getting java. Do I have to download CSS separately? Ik these are pretty basic questions lol but if someone could help me out with getting html (and maybe CSS 😳) on my computer(windows) I would really appreciate it!
In modern browsers that support HTML5, the following is possible:
<a href="link/to/your/download/file" download>Download link</a>
You also can use this:
<a href="link/to/your/download/file" download="filename">Download link</a>
This will allow you to change the name of the file actually being downloaded.
This answer is outdated. We now have the
downloadattribute. (see also this link to MDN)
If by "the download link" you mean a link to a file to download, use
<a href="http://example.com/files/myfile.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a>
the target=_blank will make a new browser window appear before the download starts. That window will usually be closed when the browser discovers that the resource is a file download.
Note that file types known to the browser (e.g. JPG or GIF images) will usually be opened within the browser.
You can try sending the right headers to force a download like outlined e.g. here. (server side scripting or access to the server settings is required for that.)
Hit Ctrl+S and save it as an HTML file (not MHTML). Then, in the <head> tag, add a <base href="http://downloaded_site's_address.com"> tag. For this webpage, for example, it would be <base href="http://stackoverflow.com">.
This makes sure that all relative links point back to where they're supposed to instead of to the folder you saved the HTML file in, so all of the resources (CSS, images, JavaScript, etc.) load correctly instead of leaving you with just HTML.
See MDN for more details on the <base> tag.
The HTML, CSS and JavaScript are sent to your computer when you ask for them on a HTTP protocol (for instance, when you enter a url on your browser), therefore, you have these parts and could replicate on your own pc or server. But if the website has a server-side code (databases, some type of authentication, etc), you will not have access to it, and therefore, won't be able to replicate on your own pc/server.