How are most websites made now a days?

[TheGrimSweeper]

Im looking to get back into making websites, haven't done it for about six years. Im wondering how most websites are made nowadays with that and in what launguage.

For example, this site, HalfLife2.net, what was the main page written in, I know the news part is PHP. Anyone have any information/tutorials on this?

 

[JellyWorld]

This forum uses vBulletin, which means the admins didn't write the code for the site, they just used vBulletin and changed the code a little here and there. Mostly it's PHP or ASP these days (more of the former).

 

[Link]

As JellyWorld says, most web sites are coded in php, combined with a database such as mysql. There are all sorts of ways to do this, from hand coding everything, to forum integration portals, such as phpbbfetchall, to CMS systems, such as phpnuke. Hand coding gives you the most control, but is the hardest to create, whereas a CMS is the easiest to install, but is not particuarlly flexible.

 

[Cole]

I build all my websites by hand in notepad(or some other text tool, some have syntax highlighting which is nice). Then I run my own thing(Apache, php, mysql) right on my computer for testing. Once it works perfectly I upload it to my host.

Do you know what PHP is? It basically gets broken down into html then sent to the client. This means no one ever sees your php code. While Javascript gets sent to the client then the browser sees the code. This also means everyone can see your javascript code.
I began working on my own forums, never really finished(there alot of work). But news systems, login\logout\register system, and well alot more .

But overall if you want to get good with website coding I'd just say...you need creativity to make the designs and such. For PHP just google "PHP Tutorial" and find a PHP host to test on. I often use www.w3schools.com to check up on some syntax and isn't a bad site...has tons of stuff for HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript, DHTML, XHtml, ASP, etc..

 

[ComradeBadger]

The mainpage is a mix of hand-coded PHP and HTML

 

[jabberwock95]

Seems like a good thread to ask this.

If I wanted to design a decent website, what would you say I needed to learn? I have a decent grasp of HTML, what else is important/useful?

Also, anyone know of some good (read: cheap) web hosting? Has to be available to people in the UK. Thanks!

 

[TheGrimSweeper]

So using PHPNuke can I make websites? Like does it provide a basic template or something, then I just build from that?

 

[Cole]

Also, anyone know of some good (read: cheap) web hosting? Has to be available to people in the UK. Thanks!

I go to great lengths to find amazing free hosts....I've found amazing hosts that have great uptime, Cpanal, free, ftp, php, mysql etc.. everything. Takes tons of time to find but heh .

Though for cheap $5/month should be very easy to find.

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So using PHPNuke can I make websites? Like does it provide a basic template or something, then I just build from that?

Never used it but basically you would probably fill out what you want for links, and content and downloads and choose\build your own design templates.

If I wanted to design a decent website, what would you say I needed to learn? I have a decent grasp of HTML, what else is important/useful?

HTML, using a FTP program, knowing what your host offers(php, asp, mysql), and if you want to write your own custom scripts PHP. I'd also look into CSS as thats pretty big and Xhtml. Javascript if you want cool looking things on your website(A clock that shows the time for instance).
Xhtml is basically a reformated HTML. Things are lowercased and it's basically being developed to get more pages on a basic syntax for more\better handheld browsing. Though you don't need Xhtml, I personally like to format everything in it.

If you want a very unique, creative website...one that when errors pop up you will know how to fix them I would suggest learning PHP.