Dec

Ways To Create Your Own Website

Making a website has become much more easier than ever before.With different types of webframework and desktop softwares one can easily build a website in less time than ever before.

To have a website you need a server and a domain. Server is the place where you host your website so that people can access your website from anywhere in the world.Your web hosting service provider will give an IP address whereby one can access your website. However, an IP address is difficult to remember so to make things easier, you use a domain. A domain is just like a wrapper over your IP so that your website address is not hard to remember. For example, Google a big name in search engine’s, it has the domain google.com, it’s real address is 209.85.229.147. If you type the IP on your web browser instead of the domain, you will see Google.

You can buy your own a domain at Namecheap, Godady or some other sites. There are lots of cheap domain registration websites if you just look around. Most web owners prefer .com domains. At less than /year you can grab your own. So, get a domain name for yourself so you can be different and stand out in the crowd. The next thing is to get a webhosting package. You should compare different packages offered so it matches your budget. Be careful in choosing the right one as there are some who profess to offer cheap hosting but after a few days or weeks you get a server down message when accessing your site. You usually get what you pay for.

Okay, let’s now move on to how to make your own web site. First of all choose what you want. Do you want a dynamic website or a static one? Now a days most of the websites are dynamic. They use databases to store things and use php, asp or jsp to fetch, process and display your site. If you go for a static site, it means that when you create them, you upload those pages on your web-server for display without any server side processing. There are a lot of softwares available for this. From structuring to deployment an all in one solution is Dreamweaver a program from Adobe Corporation (An American computer software company you’ve probably heard of). You can do pretty much anything using this software, from website layout to coding. It also supports server side scripting like php etc. Basically if you have some knowledge on html, css, building a static website is not a big feat.

If you prefer dynamic pages, then you should get a web hosting package that has a server side scripting language with a database access. If you know server side scripting then you can make a website without any software using web php framework like symfony. If it is tricky using a framework then you might consider CMS as your friend. In this, you don’t need to learn anything new. Everything is made for you. Just modify the site to your own taste. Joomla is an example of a php driven CMS. It is more flexible and more customizable. There are a lot of templates and plugins on the internet. You can give it any look that you want. It will be good if you use templates that match your website theme.

So, give a try. If you think it’s a little bit complicated, then you can use WordPress. It is mainly created for blogging although recently many website owners use wordpress for their business website. It’s not just for web blogging anymore. To understand how things work on wordpress you can create a free account at WordPress.com and begin exploring.

Making a website is actually less difficult than you think. These days, even grade school kids can make their own web sites. So give it a try, I’m sure you’ll have lots of fun exploring and learning new things.