Need advice on creating a website

Moocher · 10-08-2009, 10:35 PM

I have almost no experience with coding. I wanted to create a website, like a blog type thing...where I could post and write about my different computer builds, inventor images etc (Something similar to Squibler.com). I want to be able to host this website from my computer at home (so basically the site is only up when my computer is on)

What will be the best/easiest language for me to learn so I can accomplish that goal? And can you recommend books, online tutorials etc that i can use to learn it?

Is it even feasible to host my website from my home pc (the website is not for business, just leisure for now)

Moocher · 10-09-2009, 05:36 AM

Bump

Matthew1990 · 10-09-2009, 02:52 PM

As far as I know you need to pay to host a website. You can create a forum for free or a blog. Webistes are very complex, you need to know HTML which is confusing for begginers. There are websites creators but they are not as good as HTML.

Moocher · 10-09-2009, 08:03 PM

Oh that's unfortunate, I didn't want to use a website that creates the code for you (Like geocities or something like that). And I thought you could host your own website for free? off your computer?

Euklid · 10-09-2009, 08:58 PM

You can host a blog for free right at wordpress.com, or you can download the
software at wordpress.org and upload it to your own host.

-Cost-
Domain: $9.50US/year
Hosting: $2.50-$40.00/mon

You can use your own computer, but then you have to turn your computer into a
website server. It means you have to download Apache2Triad, and then you have
to run your computer 24/7 so anyone can connect to your website. Basically, there
is no way running it from your home will be as stable as hosting it on dedicated
servers. You will have lots of downtime -- for example, thunderstorm takes out
your power. Reliability is a key issue for having a friendly website for your visitors.

Chris7251m · 10-10-2009, 02:26 AM

No matter what people sya, frontpage works great for beginners. The wordpress idea is also very viable...

seecor · 10-10-2009, 03:16 AM

of course u can host it off your own computer..

and if u go to DynamicDNS they give u a free DNS name
hook that up to ur ip .. map the ports and your halfway there..
download PHP & MYSQL to your comp set that up..
download wordpress and your away..

9Ker · 10-11-2009, 01:43 AM

One word: Wordpress!

I run a couple blogs using Wordpress and I swear by it. There's absolutely no need to be able to do any kind of coding; honestly, unless you really need to create a website from scratch for business/personal reasons, I'd just make it easy and stick to WP if you're just looking to put up a blog...

As far as hosting goes, you can get a monthly hosting subscription through hostgator for less than $10/month for a single site. I mean, we're all on budgets, but if you can't afford an extra $6-$7/month then you might want to consider a better job.

webmaster1105 · 10-14-2009, 12:49 PM

If you are storming your brain so much for the sake of just a blog, i would say its totally waist. Creating a blog now a days is as easy as creating an email id.

As suggested by someone you can make it on wordpress or if you want more easier way, go to blogger. If you want no one to guess its made on blogger, do following changes:

- remove header or upload a free template without header
- Map it with your own domain, you can get one free from www.co.cc
- change favicon

You dont need to buy any hosting account to make a site on blogger

Do let me know if you stuck somewhere

Moocher · 10-14-2009, 11:28 PM

The whole point of this is that i want to learn how to create a website...it's the experience more than anything that I wanted to gain. So you guys would recommend me creating something else apart from a blog to start with?

10-08-2009, 10:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Moocher Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tx Posts: 186	Need advice on creating a website I have almost no experience with coding. I wanted to create a website, like a blog type thing...where I could post and write about my different computer builds, inventor images etc (Something similar to Squibler.com). I want to be able to host this website from my computer at home (so basically the site is only up when my computer is on) What will be the best/easiest language for me to learn so I can accomplish that goal? And can you recommend books, online tutorials etc that i can use to learn it? Is it even feasible to host my website from my home pc (the website is not for business, just leisure for now) __________________ Motherboard: Gigabyte Ep35 DS3L Video card: Asus 4850 512mb Case: Tricod 9003 HD: Western Digital caviar 3.0GB/s 320GB 7200RPM RAM: Patriot Extreme 2x2gigs 800 mhz, pc6400, 4-4-4-12 timings CPU: Intel Pentium E5200 running at 3.0 ghz PSU: King win 610 watts Headphones: Plantronics gamecom1 Keyboard/ Mouse: Microsoft Comfort curve and Intellimouse Monitor: KDS 22'' wide-screen

10-09-2009, 05:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
Moocher Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tx Posts: 186	Bump __________________ Motherboard: Gigabyte Ep35 DS3L Video card: Asus 4850 512mb Case: Tricod 9003 HD: Western Digital caviar 3.0GB/s 320GB 7200RPM RAM: Patriot Extreme 2x2gigs 800 mhz, pc6400, 4-4-4-12 timings CPU: Intel Pentium E5200 running at 3.0 ghz PSU: King win 610 watts Headphones: Plantronics gamecom1 Keyboard/ Mouse: Microsoft Comfort curve and Intellimouse Monitor: KDS 22'' wide-screen

10-09-2009, 08:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
Moocher Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tx Posts: 186	Oh that's unfortunate, I didn't want to use a website that creates the code for you (Like geocities or something like that). And I thought you could host your own website for free? off your computer? __________________ Motherboard: Gigabyte Ep35 DS3L Video card: Asus 4850 512mb Case: Tricod 9003 HD: Western Digital caviar 3.0GB/s 320GB 7200RPM RAM: Patriot Extreme 2x2gigs 800 mhz, pc6400, 4-4-4-12 timings CPU: Intel Pentium E5200 running at 3.0 ghz PSU: King win 610 watts Headphones: Plantronics gamecom1 Keyboard/ Mouse: Microsoft Comfort curve and Intellimouse Monitor: KDS 22'' wide-screen

10-09-2009, 08:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
Euklid Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Age: 22 Posts: 581	You can host a blog for free right at wordpress.com, or you can download the software at wordpress.org and upload it to your own host. -Cost- Domain: $9.50US/year Hosting: $2.50-$40.00/mon You can use your own computer, but then you have to turn your computer into a website server. It means you have to download Apache2Triad, and then you have to run your computer 24/7 so anyone can connect to your website. Basically, there is no way running it from your home will be as stable as hosting it on dedicated servers. You will have lots of downtime -- for example, thunderstorm takes out your power. Reliability is a key issue for having a friendly website for your visitors. __________________ Web Developer Buying a domain? Dynadot.com; better value than GoDaddy. Reliable hosting? 247-host.com; 24/7 support, GREAT prices.

10-10-2009, 02:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
Chris7251m Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 27	Frontpage No matter what people sya, frontpage works great for beginners. The wordpress idea is also very viable... __________________ Arlington web developer

10-09-2009, 02:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Matthew1990 Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK / Scotland Age: 18 Posts: 208	As far as I know you need to pay to host a website. You can create a forum for free or a blog. Webistes are very complex, you need to know HTML which is confusing for begginers. There are websites creators but they are not as good as HTML.

10-10-2009, 03:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
seecor Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 60	of course u can host it off your own computer.. and if u go to DynamicDNS they give u a free DNS name hook that up to ur ip .. map the ports and your halfway there.. download PHP & MYSQL to your comp set that up.. download wordpress and your away.. __________________ Custom made, Dual core 2.6Ghz X2 2gbs RAM 1X 30gb IDE HDD 1X 80GB SATA HDD 512 NVIDIA Graphics Card XP pro

10-11-2009, 01:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
9Ker New Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 13	One word: Wordpress! I run a couple blogs using Wordpress and I swear by it. There's absolutely no need to be able to do any kind of coding; honestly, unless you really need to create a website from scratch for business/personal reasons, I'd just make it easy and stick to WP if you're just looking to put up a blog... As far as hosting goes, you can get a monthly hosting subscription through hostgator for less than $10/month for a single site. I mean, we're all on budgets, but if you can't afford an extra $6-$7/month then you might want to consider a better job. __________________ Refurbished Laptops Guide Laptop Accessory Guide

10-14-2009, 12:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
webmaster1105 New Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 24	No need to do all these things... If you are storming your brain so much for the sake of just a blog, i would say its totally waist. Creating a blog now a days is as easy as creating an email id. As suggested by someone you can make it on wordpress or if you want more easier way, go to blogger. If you want no one to guess its made on blogger, do following changes: - remove header or upload a free template without header - Map it with your own domain, you can get one free from www.co.cc - change favicon You dont need to buy any hosting account to make a site on blogger Do let me know if you stuck somewhere __________________ Mindblowing Computer & Internet Tricks www.justawebmaster.com

10-14-2009, 11:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
Moocher Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tx Posts: 186	The whole point of this is that i want to learn how to create a website...it's the experience more than anything that I wanted to gain. So you guys would recommend me creating something else apart from a blog to start with? __________________ Motherboard: Gigabyte Ep35 DS3L Video card: Asus 4850 512mb Case: Tricod 9003 HD: Western Digital caviar 3.0GB/s 320GB 7200RPM RAM: Patriot Extreme 2x2gigs 800 mhz, pc6400, 4-4-4-12 timings CPU: Intel Pentium E5200 running at 3.0 ghz PSU: King win 610 watts Headphones: Plantronics gamecom1 Keyboard/ Mouse: Microsoft Comfort curve and Intellimouse Monitor: KDS 22'' wide-screen

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