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It's really not hard to find resources. First off, I would strongly
urge you to learn PHP (http://www.php.org). Dreamweaver will write all
the basic HTML you want and basic HTML can be lerned in just a few
hours. PHP however is the way to have powerfull content driven
websites. PHP backed with MySQL (http://www.mysql.org) databases is
what the Net is turning to. Well that and Flash animated ads, splash
pages, net apps, etc.....
If you don't want to "learn" PHP but still want to use it, then
http://www.hotscripts.com is what you want. It is one of the best and
largest collections os ASP, CGI, PHP, XML and many other web
technologies there. They have links to resources and collections of
how-to's, complete scripts and just about eveything you will need.
To see what I'm talking about, go to my site, http://www.techography.com
and check out the weblog I use called Geek Log. Feel free to create and
account and look through it's features and see if it suits any needs you
may have.
As for what patric said about running your own server and all that good
stuff, well, it's not really that hard (sorry patric, no offence). You
can do it so long as you have broadband internet, just about any windows
OS and you register your domain with register.com and it can be very
easy. There are many simple webservers that have PHP support built in
that will install in seconds. So it can be done very easy and cheap,
but depending on what you want to do, it can get more difficult and
expsensive. As for web hosting, there are thousands of hosts, I'll go
ahead and pimp my host provider http://interserver.net , Just look
around and pick the one that best suits your needs. If I can asnwer any
other questions for you, just let me know.
William
Jeff Toomasson wrote:
> Some of you guys have some outstanding websites. I'm going to be
> taking the plunge and getting my own domain soon and will begin
> building my own site (for personal stuff, a side-business and not to
> mention roc display purposes). What are the best resources for getting
> started? Something that will address hosting tips as well as
> development. I will most likely be using Dreamweaver 4 (which I
> currently have, though I haven't cracked into it yet). Some background
> on my technical skills (or lack thereof): I have extensive knowledge
> of Windows use (more so on the 98 platform, but some NT as well) and
> Office 2000 (including Access and Project) - not that those
> necessarily translate with webpage development, but it's better than
> nothing. What I mean is that I'm hoping to find a resource a little
> more advanced than "Webpages for Dummies"! :) Thanks in advance! JT
> _______ '86.5 Scirocco 16v 2.0 (roc #5)
> '00 4-Runner sport pkg.
> '90 M3 (sold) :(
> AIM ID: Sixteen Viagras
--
http://www.techography.com/scirocco (s.org forums)
88' Scirocco 16v (the void)
89' Cabriolet 8v (pretty bunneh)
71' Karmann Ghia (air sucker)
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It's really not hard to find resources. First off, I would strongly
urge you to learn PHP (<A HREF="http://www.php.org";>http://www.php.org</A>). Dreamweaver will write
all the basic HTML you want and basic HTML can be lerned in just a few
hours. PHP however is the way to have powerfull content driven websites.
PHP backed with MySQL (<A HREF="http://www.mysql.org";>http://www.mysql.org</A>) databases is what the Net
is turning to. Well that and Flash animated ads, splash pages, net
apps, etc.....
<p>If you don't want to "learn" PHP but still want to use it, then <A HREF="http://www.hotscripts.com";>http://www.hotscripts.com</A>
is what you want. It is one of the best and largest collections os
ASP, CGI, PHP, XML and many other web technologies there. They have
links to resources and collections of how-to's, complete scripts and just
about eveything you will need.
<p>To see what I'm talking about, go to my site, <A HREF="http://www.techography.com";>http://www.techography.com</A>
and check out the weblog I use called Geek Log. Feel free to create
and account and look through it's features and see if it suits any needs
you may have.
<p>As for what patric said about running your own server and all that good
stuff, well, it's not really that hard (sorry patric, no offence).
You can do it so long as you have broadband internet, just about any windows
OS and you register your domain with register.com and it can be very easy.
There are many simple webservers that have PHP support built in that will
install in seconds. So it can be done very easy and cheap, but depending
on what you want to do, it can get more difficult and expsensive.
As for web hosting, there are thousands of hosts, I'll go ahead and pimp
my host provider <A HREF="http://interserver.net";>http://interserver.net</A> , Just look around
and pick the one that best suits your needs. If I can asnwer any
other questions for you, just let me know.
<p>William
<p>Jeff Toomasson wrote:
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<font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Some
of you guys have some outstanding websites. I'm going to be taking the
plunge and getting my own domain soon and will begin building my own site
(for personal stuff, a side-business and not to mention roc display purposes).
What are the best resources for getting started? Something that will address
hosting tips as well as development. I will most likely be using Dreamweaver
4 (which I currently have, though I haven't cracked into it yet).</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Some
background on my technical skills (or lack thereof):</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>I
have extensive knowledge of Windows use (more so on the 98 platform, but
some NT as well) and Office 2000 (including Access and Project) - not that
those necessarily translate with webpage development, but it's better than
nothing. What I mean is that I'm hoping to find a resource a little more
advanced than "Webpages for Dummies"! :)</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Thanks
in advance!</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>JT</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>_______</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>'86.5
Scirocco 16v 2.0 (roc #5)</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>'00 4-Runner sport pkg.</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>'90 M3 (sold) :(</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>AIM ID: Sixteen Viagras</font></font></blockquote>
<p>--
<br><A HREF="http://www.techography.com/scirocco";>http://www.techography.com/scirocco</A> (s.org forums)
<p>88' Scirocco 16v (the void)
<br>89' Cabriolet 8v (pretty bunneh)
<br>71' Karmann Ghia (air sucker)
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