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now i want to make a website. (not related to halo) and i know aobut frontpage, but im nto quite sure how you use it. ive also heard of javascrpit if that has to do with anything. i dont want to use something like geocities or freewebs, because i want i to look profssional. so basically i need help with learning how to make a website from scratch. you guys must know something, so if you can help get startedi would appriciate it

thanks

(btw is this an ok place to post this?)

fishface617 wrote:now i want to make a website. (not related to halo) and i know aobut frontpage, but im nto quite sure how you use it. ive also heard of javascrpit if that has to do with anything. i dont want to use something like geocities or freewebs, because i want i to look profssional. so basically i need help with learning how to make a website from scratch. you guys must know something, so if you can help get startedi would appriciate it

thanks

(btw is this an ok place to post this?)

Yeah, but its a pretty big, abstract question, it's like some guy hearing of halo, and the next day he says "HOWDO I MAKEH NEU MAPS EHH DUUHRR"

well, i just want know how to start a website, modding halo is different

Well first you need to buy a domain name, and get a sever.

MaestroMan wrote:"HOWDO I MAKEH NEU MAPS EHH DUUHRR"

I lol'd.

V0Lt4Ge wrote:

MaestroMan wrote:"HOWDO I MAKEH NEU MAPS EHH DUUHRR"

I lol'd.

*gasp* Putting that in my sig was my idea first! (lol jk)

I made a website for no reason u want to use it? i can redesign it to ur likings..

here it is:

Http://nothing-really.awardspace.com (terrible host)

just incase u want to know, i used photoshop for the images and notepad for the HTML

ok so i know i need to pay monthly and get a server, but are there any skills/ programs i should become decent at to make a good website?

My friend, who gets at least 1500 hits a day on his website, uses html and xml. Not that hard to do, he says.

ok so what exactly do you have to type in xml and html

Look up tutorials, no one is going to write one for you right now. you can't just type "yellow background, say this in a nice font and make it look cool". Its alot of work to learn.

k, i know, thats why i posted, iw anted to be pointed in the right direction to learn, not to say teach me how to make a good website now

Server--->Domain----->Write down Language

Server:

Windows(Uses ASP.NET)
Linux(Uses HTML,PHP etc) <---Use that

Domain make sure .com or .net or .org.

Write down language:

I dont reccomend making it from scratch if you want to have stuff like user login stuff etc.There are premade once by PHPbb like this forum.

Otherwise languages are HTML,ASP,XML,PHP.

Try this as a starter: www.fishfacesnewsite.tk

1. Get a domain,
2. Get a Host tehe,
3. Get Dreamweaver! (I use it and love it much more than front page),
4. Learn (in this order I perfer, HTML, CSS (Style), Php, Mysql, java, asp, then anything you want.) But to start learn html.
5. If you need some more help PM me, but im not going to hold you hand, my schedule is always full.


-voyde

and also, don't rely on a program to code your pages. use notepad so you get familiar with working with raw code, otherwise it's not gonna be fun.

also, if you want to save cash on the server, and have a spare computer and a bunch of free time, grab a linux distro, set up a server install, get the latest version of openssh and apache 2, configure apache2 correctly, apt-update (i believe that's the command...) upload your website to the server however you want, then port forward port 80 to your server, and finally, register a domain name mapped to your external ip address. or just buy a server. either way works.

edit: oh, and some good places for tutorials are w3schools.com and greycobra.com. also, if you want your website secure, read up about directory transversal attacks, code injection attacks if you have any forms users can enter text in, and if the server is in your house, make sure the only ports it has open are necessary ones, and the only ports forwarded to the server by your router are the necessary ones, and that the programs that use those ports are the latest versions.

k guys thanks a lot

I made http://www.haloug.com from scratch using Fireworks/Dreamweaver so I might be able to help if you have any questions.

I don't like dreamweaver perosnally but it is a very powerful program. myself i prefer to just raw code.

VoYdE wrote:1. Get a domain,
2. Get a Host tehe,
3. Get Dreamweaver! (I use it and love it much more than front page),
4. Learn (in this order I perfer, HTML, CSS (Style), Php, Mysql, java, asp, then anything you want.) But to start learn html.
5. If you need some more help PM me, but im not going to hold you hand, my schedule is always full.


-voyde

Jesus Christ, Voyde, is there any service you don't offer?