what is the simplest way to do up websites

• eagle

  8 Apr 08, 12:13

  with requirements:

  1) people can post things like buying or selling links, and it will auto update
  2) since the sidebar is the same for all pages (for CSS), is there anyway such that the website can process text files to come out with the final html files? PHP or perl?

  thanks...

• Xcert

  8 Apr 08, 12:50

  Originally posted by eagle:

  with requirements:

  1) people can post things like buying or selling links, and it will auto update
  2) since the sidebar is the same for all pages (for CSS), is there anyway such that the website can process text files to come out with the final html files? PHP or perl?

  thanks...

  nowadays people like PHP more than perl...perl is quite old liao.

• Fatum

  8 Apr 08, 13:12

   

  I think php would be the easiest for what you're doing ..... it's just a glorified script, easy to learn ...

  others are much more formal, like JSP or ASP, which would do the same thing you're thinking of ....

  that is, dynamically generated HTML ? ...

  if you're a big perl fan you may like to look at ruby-on-rails as well .....

   

• eagle

  8 Apr 08, 13:14

  ok thanks... I will now go on to read up on php...

  or are there already any open source for me to download and use?

• FireIce

  8 Apr 08, 13:16

  wat CMS u using?
  
  dotnetnuke got php ma?
  

• eagle

  8 Apr 08, 13:32

  dunno yet leh...

  So far I experiment with CSS on the skeleton only... But then my website idea is rather repetitive for the pages involved... And I realised many websites with the same functions using php, thus, just asking to confirm...

  hmmm... Paging for LatecomerX to trade MSN contacts!

   

• Xcert

  8 Apr 08, 13:34

  Originally posted by eagle:

  ok thanks... I will now go on to read up on php...

  or are there already any open source for me to download and use?

  if U lazy or dun have time...get a CMS and build from there...

  if not...set up the development environment urself and have fun learning...

   

  for CMS...U can try joomla...or look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_content_management_systems

  personally...I would prefer to do my own coding right from the beginning...WAMP configuration.

• LatecomerX

  8 Apr 08, 19:24

  Originally posted by eagle:

  with requirements:

  1) people can post things like buying or selling links, and it will auto update
  2) since the sidebar is the same for all pages (for CSS), is there anyway such that the website can process text files to come out with the final html files? PHP or perl?

  thanks...

  1. It can be done with PHP and a database. You can try looking for open-source ad servers or code a simple one on your own.

  2. I don't get your question. You mean you would like to modularize that section of HTML code for your sidebar such that when you update it, all the pages that contains the sidebar will be updated as well? If so, PHP's include() function may suit your needs.

   

• eagle

  8 Apr 08, 22:55

  Originally posted by LatecomerX:

  1. It can be done with PHP and a database. You can try looking for open-source ad servers or code a simple one on your own.

  2. I don't get your question. You mean you would like to modularize that section of HTML code for your sidebar such that when you update it, all the pages that contains the sidebar will be updated as well? If so, PHP's include() function may suit your needs.

   

  2) not really... but I think i got this gist le... It is more of like an online shopping website, the sidebar remain same throughout with the links, the other side contains the products, or shopping cart, or anything, whenever u click to view other products or links. Guess could use PHP to churn out the html file

• Fatum

  8 Apr 08, 23:18

  actually hor .... tip for you ..... CSS can be dynamically generated as well ......

  not sure if it'll help you though ....

   

   

• eagle

  9 Apr 08, 02:04

  i shall try right after exams... Thanks everyone...!