Adding Contents To One's First Web Site.

[name9902]

Well, i am creating my first web site, and so far i have apache set up and the domain name aswell, and everything seems to work smoothly.

As i see it, the next step is to start adding content, prolly beginning with HTML.

i would just like to know how i go about doing this...?

[cowsgonemadd3]

Whats your site link?

Whats your site on?

Who hosts it and is it using a site builder or FTP?

[name9902]

www.alphaextra.com

Runs on Apache, using www.Godaddy.com as the DNS, and i am planning to learn HTML.

My basic question is how do i get the HTML scripted in something like notepad onto to site itself?

[murtu52]

you use certain programs such as Frontpage. Through Frontpage, you sign into your website with some sort of ID, then you add as you wish....I haven't had much experience with Frontpage, though my friend has....

[iccaros]

I woudl stay away from front page .. more so with apache. frontpage generates non-standared HTML a nd you can not publish to apache with out adding frontpage extentions.. which are way too easy to hack..

try nvu http://www.nvu.com/

it will do what front page does plus its free..

and adhears to the W3C standard for html generation.

it also includes a java command line to test any java you may use.

[Oni]

Well I like to create webpages just typing in notepad, or a html editor which I dont use and just save as .html....

This is to me much easier then openening a cumbersome program everytime I need to edit something on any type of computer (Mac, PC, etc...)

So you should learn how to do html on your own, much better

REAL webpages never use templates or frontpage it slows down the learning progress.

Html is VERY easy. Its not a programming language I'm sure anyone now reading it can start and do good.

GoTo..

www.htmlgoodies.com (Love it)

www.htmlbasix.com (Good script site and some OK tutorials)

I learned eveyrthing I did from them And googling a but on random sites

GoodLuck! To you and all others that read...

[JSKY]

Here are some more places to help you on your way.

Free Layouts

html code tutorial

Introduction to HTML

HTML Primer

HTML Goodies

HTML True Color Chart

Edited March 15, 2005 by JSKY

[tictoc5150]

try nvu http://www.nvu.com/

it will do what front page does plus its free..

and adhears to the W3C standard for html generation.

it also includes a java command line to test any java you may use.

kudos on the nvu find...hadn't heard of it before I went to your site, tried pretty much every other wysiwyg editor and was disappointed...it's been my editor of choice for a while now.

[jennie171]

Thanks for all of the helpfull links guys. I bookmarked mostly all of them and I will be busy reading for a while. I have now technically made 3 web sites. 2 for the company I work for and one was a family album type of site for my family. I am eager to learn HTML, I feel its the next step for me so thanks again. I use frontpage for my sites, and I felt it was quite difficult to adjust to in the beginning, but I am overall happy with the layout of the site and its functionability. I plan to take a look at NVU, Ill get back to you after a trial run.