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08/06/2004 02:40:17 PM · #1 |
| I would like to set up a web site for my work. I don't mind paying some for it but don't want taken for a ride. If you have a web site that you like, I'd love to know how you set it up and how it is hosted. Thank you! |
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08/06/2004 03:21:27 PM · #2 |
It all depends on what you want your website to do.
Forums, galleries, plain HTML... Please give more detail. But usually MySQL database or any other database to run the backend of the site is recommended. There are a lot of free PHP scrips and apps to get you going.
Message edited by author 2004-08-06 15:23:18.
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08/06/2004 04:03:02 PM · #3 |
I agree with Giega. PHP+MySQL will offer a low-maintenance solution. Go to //www.sourceforge.net/ and do a search for "CMS". There is lots of PHP software to handle websites automatically. All you have to do is supply the text. Of course, they're all customizable, too. You don't have to know anything about programming to get these running, but the person responsible for submitting content should know HTML, or at least be competent enough to copy and paste from an HTML editor. PostNuke is a very popular content management system (CMS), and is reasonably secure.
If you're going to have the site hosted externally, make sure your host supports PHP and MySQL. Ideally, you'd like to have shell access to your webspace. That means that you have remote access to the server, instead of just having the ability to upload files. If you're going to host the site internally, I'd recommend hosting the site on Linux. All the popular Linux distributions come with a web server, PHP and MySQL. A few even come with Postnuke. If you host the site on Windows, you're going to have a lot of reading to do.
If all of this sounds daunting, and you'd rather pay someone to do it, go to your local university, and post a bulletin for the comp-sci students. They'll work cheap, and be very happy for the work. |
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08/06/2004 06:31:23 PM · #4 |
| Holy Cow! Clearly I'm out of my element when I wonder if I've stopped reading English on the above answers. Great suggestion on the university campus idea! I'll do it! |
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08/06/2004 06:33:28 PM · #5 |
www.fatcow.com
They have a $99.00 (US) Plan that is excellent!
I have been using them for years!!
My site =
www.orrwebedesign.com |
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08/06/2004 06:43:02 PM · #6 |
I play around with CMS's ?? usually PostNuke and PhpNuke, they are free and if you hve the time (and patience) to understand how they work then that is the way to go. I have a few 'clients' that pay me to create and manage their sites on these platforms.
Creating your site is but the first step in releasing your work to the world, when you have done that you will need to understand SEP (search engine placement) and a whole new world.
Enjoy and be lucky (a uni add sounds like a good plan)
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08/06/2004 06:46:31 PM · #7 |
Recent forums thread about:
Domain name and Web hosting
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08/06/2004 07:13:47 PM · #8 |
While I agree that PHP and MySQL are nice, cheap solutions, I think people tend to overlook a .NET server and SQLServer/MySQL hosting option. The benefits of programming in a language many people are already familiar with (VB/ASP) and the relatively low cost of hosting by companies such as Hostway and ASPWebHosting were too easy for me to pass up.
I'm biased though, as a programmer used to using a visual, drag-and-drop type language. |
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