[GUIDE]Making a real website

[KraHen]

There are some ways to do this.

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Okay, the first thing that you need to do is learning HTML. HTML (standing for HyperText Markup Language) is an easy language to pick up. You can learn it in 2 weeks if you`re good enough. I have found website an excellent place to learn HTML.

If you want your site to look better, stylize it a bit. CSS(Cascade Style Sheet) is a useful tool for this. It`s slightly different from HTML, but it`s relatively easy. Check to learn it.

Now, let`s assume that you want a to create a register page, top 10 players page, or anything similar. If you want to do this, you have to choose between ASP and PHP.

I think that if you want to decide easily, just check 2 code snippets, one from each language. Here are 2 snippets, the first is ASP, the second is PHP.

ASP

<%
dim name
name="Donald Duck"
response.write("My name is: " & name)
%>

PHP

<?php
$txt="Hello World";
echo $txt;
?>

If you use any of these, you`ll probably like to have a database. There are serveral ones out like MySQL, postgreSQL, Oracle, etc. My personal choice is MySQL.

What else makes a website great? That`s right, the design! So grab some cool software, and make those designs! Some choices would be

• GIMP - open source
• Adobe Photoshop CS3
• Fireworks

Choose one, search for tutorials, and learn it!

So, there is a loooong road ahead of you, but it`s worth to learn these!