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I want to get ready for HTML 5 and start playing around with it. Do I need to install it or something before using it? How does it work? I'm currently on shared hosting.
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HTML5 is now compatible with all popular browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, IE9, and Opera) and with the introduction of DOCTYPE, it is even possible to have a few HTML features in older versions of Internet Explorer too.
Your HTML5 template needs to start with a document type declaration, or doctype. A doctype is simply a way to tell the browser — or any other parser — what type of document it's looking at. In the case of HTML files, it means the specific version and flavor of HTML.
HTML5 isn't proprietary, so you don't need to pay royalties to use it.
HTML5 isn't a server-side technology. All you need to get started is a browser that supports HTML5.
See these pages for HTML5 support in different layout engines:
http://wiki.whatwg.org/wiki/Implementations_in_Web_browsers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_layout_engines_(HTML5)
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You don't "install" HTML5 - did you install XHTML 1.1, or HTML 4.x? (no is the answer I'm looking for). Certain browsers support HTML 5 and some don't.
HTML 5 Browser Support/Engines: Comparison of layout engines (HTML5)
HTML 5 Working Draft:HTML 5 Working Draft
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