I want a web site that is mosltey used for forum use. But also have a store. How much would this cost? Would I need anything besides my laptop to run it? And is there software to help me designe it?
2006-07-02 12:23:16 · 3 answers · asked by StoneWallKid 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
You can design the stuff using your laptop, and maintain it, but a server is necessary.
You will need a server to host it, but there are lots of sites out there that you can pay to host it for you.
If you are going to run a store, you should also make sure you have an SSL server to allow for secure communications, again, a hosting company can supply you with this.
You will need a database, to hold both the posts to the forum and the purchase information of the customers. These can also be provided by the hosting company.
There are a lot of templating engines out there to use for the design. PHPbb is one I hear about a lot, but I personally prefer to do it by hand, but I am more of a do it yourself programmer. Dreamweaver, however, is good software to use if you want to be able to design and tweak the code yourself
2006-07-02 12:32:25 · answer #1 · answered by John J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all you need webhosting that supports mysql/php and then just install web applications like forums, ecommerce, content management, formmails, etc.
if you need more help contact me doolph at syscount dot net
2006-07-02 19:27:47 · answer #2 · answered by doolph2002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to get a PHP website
just type in free php and you will find some places to go to get your own
Im not sure but there maybe a fee.
2006-07-02 19:27:28 · answer #3 · answered by Vulcan 1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋