Tutorial: How to make and register a website online

Punk · 10-11-2007, 09:38 PM

Hello,

I've seen a lot of questions regarding how to make website and put them online so I though I'll write a little tutorial to help you guys.

Table of Contents:

Punk · 10-11-2007, 09:44 PM

Making a website takes both time and knowledge. You must have a certain knowledge of how the internet works and also how to code a website. Here is a little introduction to how a website is built:
The main page is called index (index.htm, index.html etc). It is what the browser will show when a internet user enters your URL. It can be built in different codes such as HTML, ASP, PHP etc...
You will definitely need a certain knowledge of HTML, I recommend a good knowledge of HTML, basics of Javascript and PHP. Depending on how you will make your website, you will need to learn other script languages or how to use other softwares:

Other Script languages: PHP, Javascript, CSS...
Other softwares: Flash, Java...

TIP:When I first started making websites, I learned the basics then made a website. From that point, I learned and made newer version of the website. This is how I learned.

Punk · 10-11-2007, 09:50 PM

As I said before, making a website takes a lot of time. There are different steps to follow to be sure you make your website good:

Make your website. The most common error is to register and pay for everything before making your website. Sometimes, you'll end up with paying a year for something you're not even going to use...
Register. You can choose between buying a Hosting deal and a Domain name separated or buying them both in a package deal.
Upload your file to the FTP
Test your website.
Show it to your friends

These steps will be explained in the tutorial.

Punk · 10-11-2007, 10:00 PM

Now is time for you to build your website. You don't need any money yet, you're just going to build it and preview it in your browser.

First, you need to know how you're going to build it. Are you going to use HTML or other script languages? Are you going to use Flash? Then depending on what you answered, you will need a good knowledge of the software/script of your website's skeleton. Take time to read online tutorials, buy books or go to a class to learn. Don't give up! It might take a lot of time, but in the end, it's worth it.

Then you will build your own website. Try to make it as easy to use as possible. For HTML editing, get a free HTML editor such as my favorite: HTML Kit.

Tip: In HTML, forget about using frames. Use tables instead of frames.
Tip2: CSS could help you make a better design for your website.
Tip3: Don't put too much animation, sounds or pictures, it will make the user go to another webpage as soon as he hears/sees it.

Your website is done. You have previewed it both IE and Firefox to be sure there is no problem with the CSS alignment. You will now need to buy a hosting deal and a domain name.

Punk · 10-11-2007, 10:13 PM

After you have finished and tested your website, you will now need to buy a hosting deal and a domain name.

Host: the host is the company that will host your website online, meaning you will use their space to put your website online. There are different kinds of hosting such as Dedicated Hosting (you get a server for you only, which gives you better bandwidth but costs more) or Shared Hosting ( you get space on a server where other people also have space on it, it will cost less but the bandwidth will be limited).
Domain name: The domain is the URL address of your website. Let's take a website for example google videos:
www.google.com/video. The italic part is called "domain name". The "/video" is a subdomain. If you are used to FTP, it is a folder inside the website's FTP.

You can choose between two options:

Buy a hosting deal and a domain name separately
Buy a package deal

Whatever is your choice, you will need to look for the best price and also know how much space you will need. Are you planning to host Videos, images or MP3? Go for more space and Bandwidth. Are you planing on just making a small website? Go for less space and less bandwidth.

Connecting a domain name and a host:
If you bought a host and a domain name separately, you'll either have to enter the address of your website to redirect it or to enter the DNS address. To enter the DNS address, ask your hosting company for the address if you don't have it already and enter it in your domain name panel under "DNS". You sould have two addresses to enter.
To see if it worked, enter your domain name in the URL and see if it goes to your website.

Punk · 10-12-2007, 05:41 PM

Now that everything works, don't just stop there. Ask for feedbacks from friends and anonymous persons on how to improve your website. Then make a new one with the new knowledge you have learned.

I hope this tutorial has helped you,
Punk

Juven · 10-15-2007, 10:45 AM

I think its good to use Dreamweaver tool for easy implementtion.
Juven.

Punk · 10-15-2007, 04:42 PM

Dramweaver adds a lot of useless lines in the script.

-Fatos. · 03-22-2008, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by webbenji

Making a website takes both time and knowledge. You must have a certain knowledge of how the internet works and also how to code a website. Here is a little introduction to how a website is built:
The main page is called index (index.htm, index.html etc). It is what the browser will show when a internet user enters your URL. It can be built in different codes such as HTML, ASP, PHP etc...
You will definitely need a certain knowledge of HTML, I recommend a good knowledge of HTML, basics of Javascript and PHP. Depending on how you will make your website, you will need to learn other script languages or how to use other softwares:

Other Script languages: PHP, Javascript, CSS...
Other softwares: Flash, Java...

TIP:When I first started making websites, I learned the basics then made a website. From that point, I learned and made newer version of the website. This is how I learned.

I just wanna know where can i learn languages such as PHP HTML etc. in the internet ?

Punk · 03-24-2008, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -Fatos.

I just wanna know where can i learn languages such as PHP HTML etc. in the internet ?

Yes you can find free online tutorial easily on internet but I suggest you buy books, I find it better to read a book than to read an internet page

10-11-2007, 09:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
Punk Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Age: 19 Posts: 5,281	Tutorial: How to make and register a website online Hello, I've seen a lot of questions regarding how to make website and put them online so I though I'll write a little tutorial to help you guys. Table of Contents: I. Introductions to the webmaster world II. Steps III. Making a website IV. Registering a domain name/hosting package/separated V.Conclusion __________________ Punk's Website making and registering tutorial! Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace The Offspring! Huck it! I just want to be who I want to be guess that's hard for others to see Last edited by Punk; 10-12-2007 at 05:42 PM.

10-11-2007, 09:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Punk Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Age: 19 Posts: 5,281	Introduction to the webmaster world Making a website takes both time and knowledge. You must have a certain knowledge of how the internet works and also how to code a website. Here is a little introduction to how a website is built: The main page is called index (index.htm, index.html etc). It is what the browser will show when a internet user enters your URL. It can be built in different codes such as HTML, ASP, PHP etc... You will definitely need a certain knowledge of HTML, I recommend a good knowledge of HTML, basics of Javascript and PHP. Depending on how you will make your website, you will need to learn other script languages or how to use other softwares: Other Script languages: PHP, Javascript, CSS... Other softwares: Flash, Java... TIP:When I first started making websites, I learned the basics then made a website. From that point, I learned and made newer version of the website. This is how I learned. __________________ Punk's Website making and registering tutorial! Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace The Offspring! Huck it! I just want to be who I want to be guess that's hard for others to see

10-11-2007, 09:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Punk Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Age: 19 Posts: 5,281	Steps As I said before, making a website takes a lot of time. There are different steps to follow to be sure you make your website good: Make your website. The most common error is to register and pay for everything before making your website. Sometimes, you'll end up with paying a year for something you're not even going to use... Register. You can choose between buying a Hosting deal and a Domain name separated or buying them both in a package deal. Upload your file to the FTP Test your website. Show it to your friends These steps will be explained in the tutorial. __________________ Punk's Website making and registering tutorial! Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace The Offspring! Huck it! I just want to be who I want to be guess that's hard for others to see Last edited by Punk; 10-17-2007 at 07:13 PM.

10-11-2007, 10:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Punk Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Age: 19 Posts: 5,281	Making a website Now is time for you to build your website. You don't need any money yet, you're just going to build it and preview it in your browser. First, you need to know how you're going to build it. Are you going to use HTML or other script languages? Are you going to use Flash? Then depending on what you answered, you will need a good knowledge of the software/script of your website's skeleton. Take time to read online tutorials, buy books or go to a class to learn. Don't give up! It might take a lot of time, but in the end, it's worth it. Then you will build your own website. Try to make it as easy to use as possible. For HTML editing, get a free HTML editor such as my favorite: HTML Kit. Tip: In HTML, forget about using frames. Use tables instead of frames. Tip2: CSS could help you make a better design for your website. Tip3: Don't put too much animation, sounds or pictures, it will make the user go to another webpage as soon as he hears/sees it. Your website is done. You have previewed it both IE and Firefox to be sure there is no problem with the CSS alignment. You will now need to buy a hosting deal and a domain name. __________________ Punk's Website making and registering tutorial! Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace The Offspring! Huck it! I just want to be who I want to be guess that's hard for others to see Last edited by Punk; 10-17-2007 at 07:13 PM.

10-11-2007, 10:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
Punk Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Age: 19 Posts: 5,281	Registering a domain name/hosting package/separated After you have finished and tested your website, you will now need to buy a hosting deal and a domain name. Host: the host is the company that will host your website online, meaning you will use their space to put your website online. There are different kinds of hosting such as Dedicated Hosting (you get a server for you only, which gives you better bandwidth but costs more) or Shared Hosting ( you get space on a server where other people also have space on it, it will cost less but the bandwidth will be limited). Domain name: The domain is the URL address of your website. Let's take a website for example google videos: www.google.com/video. The italic part is called "domain name". The "/video" is a subdomain. If you are used to FTP, it is a folder inside the website's FTP. You can choose between two options: Buy a hosting deal and a domain name separately Buy a package deal Whatever is your choice, you will need to look for the best price and also know how much space you will need. Are you planning to host Videos, images or MP3? Go for more space and Bandwidth. Are you planing on just making a small website? Go for less space and less bandwidth. Connecting a domain name and a host: If you bought a host and a domain name separately, you'll either have to enter the address of your website to redirect it or to enter the DNS address. To enter the DNS address, ask your hosting company for the address if you don't have it already and enter it in your domain name panel under "DNS". You sould have two addresses to enter. To see if it worked, enter your domain name in the URL and see if it goes to your website. __________________ Punk's Website making and registering tutorial! Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace The Offspring! Huck it! I just want to be who I want to be guess that's hard for others to see Last edited by Punk; 10-12-2007 at 05:39 PM.

10-12-2007, 05:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
Punk Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Age: 19 Posts: 5,281	Conclusion Now that everything works, don't just stop there. Ask for feedbacks from friends and anonymous persons on how to improve your website. Then make a new one with the new knowledge you have learned. I hope this tutorial has helped you, Punk __________________ Punk's Website making and registering tutorial! Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace The Offspring! Huck it! I just want to be who I want to be guess that's hard for others to see Last edited by Punk; 04-15-2008 at 11:06 AM.

10-15-2007, 10:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
Juven Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 148	I think its good to use Dreamweaver tool for easy implementtion. Juven. __________________ God Bless You. Time is precious, Dont waste it. Even the Devil knows it. Juven

10-15-2007, 04:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
Punk Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Age: 19 Posts: 5,281	Dramweaver adds a lot of useless lines in the script. __________________ Punk's Website making and registering tutorial! Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace The Offspring! Huck it! I just want to be who I want to be guess that's hard for others to see

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