help with web page please

hey all
im planning on making my own web page...i already have a free .tk site registered for me
www.linuxisgod.tk
and i currently have it linked to my xanga site but i plan on making my own webpage on my computer that i have total conrtrol over

soon il be getting a 6 year old server
unix/linux only

so im looking for a client that will help me make my own page and host it on my computer...hopefully something that is alittle automatied but not fully


if you have no idea what im talking about p/m me and if you have a better option please share
p.s. i want to keep it on my comp i dont really want to host someware else...even if its free

if you want to host a webpage from your computer and not from a providers server, then you need to get a program like Abyss X server or something along those lines....

i think thats what your asking?

http://www.aprelium.com/abyssws/download.php

yea i will soon be getting my own server...how swap, multiprocessor...the works...only thing is that its 6 years old :p but i want to host my own website that i have total control over....and i was wondering if their are any tools for linux that will help me build and maintain one....if at all possiable automatied

i do have a domain name registerd for me
www.linuxisgod.tk ... any ideas?
o this has to be done in linux/unix....A) thats all i like and B) its all that server will run

To host the website, you'll need a webserver. Apache is the most popular, but you might like something easier like xitami. the .tk address will let you link the domain to an IP, but unless you have a static address you'll need to use dyndns to get a static IP.

As for building the site, I think mozilla has a web page editor? If you are looking for a content management system, maybe use phpbb2? but you will need to install php and mysql on the server in that case.

not necessarily mysql, just an sql databate

soda i do have dynamic ip...if i switch to static ip on my router for some reason the internet stops working here....never trusted that belkin router so im making my own
what is this dyndns you speak of?...can you provide some more info or maby a link?

Your ISP is the one assigning you an IP. In your case it is dynamic, meaning that it changes from time to time. If you link your .tk-address to your IP address at home, as soon as your ISP changes your IP your server/website won't be accessible anymore through the .tk-address. That's where dyndns comes in.
It's not your router that's lacking here, it's your knowledge ;)
Read up on DNS, then see if you still want to go on with your project, and if yes: check the DynDNS website...

Soda i gotta disagree with you bro. AS long as you are willing to read apache is just fine as a server. Most linux distro's give you the option to install and add some of the more popular modules during install of the OS. Apache is definately the way to go IMHO. As far as a good html editor for *nix either VI or quanta+.
EDIT: most distro's will also install and configure either postgre or mysql, depending on the distro, at install time if the user selects it.

slackware 10 with everything installed that came with the discs....yea if i was good at html i would be fine with something like vi but im looking more for something that is like
"press here to add banner"
then it adds the according html

I am not trying to be an ******* here but HTML isnt exactly rocket science. If i may suggest you might want to pick up the book "web design in a nutshell" from oriely press. I got it out of the bargain bin at Barnes and Nobles for 7 dollars. It has been an invaluable companion. If you are planning on running your own server you realy should learn the "languages" you are using. Most WYSIWYG editors that automate tasks like tables and stuff also tend to bloat your code. If you can function on a linux box you are smart enough to learn html and even some of the scripting languages. Do you have a windows computer available? if all else fails get a copy of macromedia dreamweaver and use it to edit your files the copy them to the server.

for the record: WYSIWYG stands for What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get,

which is basically programs like frontpage and dreamweaver that show your webpage as you build it, and contain many automated functions. if you dont know html, and you really want to learn, check out this link... http://antionline.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=261463

yea i know i need to learn the codeing of html but being im a complete noob to html i didnt want to jsut go headlong into it....but i think i might aswell...il see if they have it in the bargin bin over at our barns and nobel....while im their il stop by starbucks
i think tho im gonna start out with a templet from www.freelayouts.com i think it was....that way im not doing absolutly everyhting from scratch...have alittle bit of a basis to help me work from

hexadecimal, you should try the tutorial i mentioned in the link i provided.... very simple and really easy to learn... [edit]Paragraph Deleted[/edit]

im scrolling through that link now and i have it bookmarked so all is good
as soon as i mow a few more lawns il have 40 or 50 bucks so im gonna go raid the bargin bin at barns and nobel for all its worth
thanks for your help guys

hexadecimal. apologies for my last post, apparently it was viewed as an attack on you. but i was just ttrying to get a point accross. ANYways, good luck with your learnings and if you do have any problems you know where to find us :)

Hi Zombie-

If he's up to it, he can go for Apache. I take back my Xitami comment, he is on slack. I suggested it because it doesn't seem like he is the most experienced "developer", and Xitami is a typical windows install, and the php install is automated well with Xitami IIRC.

No beefs with Apache, I use it myself.

Hex: Whenever you look at sites, you can always view the source of the pages you see. Check your browser menus for "view source". That will spit out the HTML source of the page, which is how I learned HTML.
That and GoLive :D

omg html is easy....sometiems its harder to take a leak in the morning then it is to understand html...and that tut that i got....o man that thing is godsent.....i downloaded a free layout that looks really cool so thats all good and i hope JP and Jupmedia is ok with me putting links to AO in my page....P.S. i will post back once i get my site going...thanks for your help all


oook all here is an update
i downloaded apache and im tinkering with that....im bound to have a few questions but you guys have helped me enough so il drop by google first.
but this layout i have has this really cool banner with the words "place your banner here"
i was wondering it someone here could use The Gimp and edit thoes out....cause i have not a steady hand and no idea how to use the gimp....

pm me if your willing to help and in return just tell me what you want added to my site and its done :D

<h3> i wonder if these reply boxes use html? </h3>

I'm glad you decided to learn html and not go tothe lame side of builders that do it for you.one of the biggest problems that you will have with html are the tables. Especially if building a more complex webpage with tables all over the place. But mostly, once you learn html you will want to learn css, javascript, or whatever since html leaves you dry these days!

good luck- viel glueck!