Friday, February 14, 2014

How to create a website and what we need to know before going for it?

Creating a website is a lot more easy and fun! It involves few simple steps as mentioned below:


  • Define the purpose & requirement of the website which you are going to create
  • Based on the purpose & requirement you should design the layout and template for the website
  • Code the templates using mark up script and style sheets (HTML/CSS)
  • If your website uses databases (Ex. MySql) use server-side scripts (Ex. PHP) to write code to insert and pull data from database and show it using HTML/CSS.
  • For validating HTML forms you need to write custom validation functions or some ready javascript library functions (Ex. JQuery Validation Plugin).
  • Test the website for proper linking and rendering
  • Get your domain name & hosting account from a good vendor and make it ready for hosting your website.
  • Transfer all the files to your hosting server space using FTP or web based uploader provided by your hosting provider.
  • Set up your domain name and connect it by updating its DNS with your hosting account if it's in a different hosting provider account.
  • Once all is setup, open the website domain name / URL in web browser to check if it is working!

You should know below basics before going for above steps or at-least a person who knows them:

  • Basic scripts - HTML, CSS, Javascript
  • Server-side scripts. Ex. PHP, ASP.Net, Python etc
  • Database - Ex. MySql
  • Domain name registration - with some good domain name registrar
  • Hosting Account - you can buy it from any good hosting providers
  • DNS - Domain name server
  • FTP - File Transfer Protocol
  • Graphic Designing / Web Template Designing
  • PSD - Photoshop document file format
Or if you don't want all these hassles try Godaddy Website Builder to design and build you website in minutes!



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