Website tut

Reizenstein

well, ive seen all these website tutorial, on how to make templates and so on, but 'd really like to know how to code the site using htm, php and all that.

any hints on any sites?? Wink

Murdernickle

I've always used Dreamweaver....eeesh haha

DEVs · Mod Joined: 01 Feb, 09:10 Posts: 243 Location: London,UK

I know what you mean i use dreamweaver to code but i also want to know how to code in php lol ask Nick and Jeff there teh php gods around here Smile

Nick

You can't exactly right a tutorial on coding a website. I mean, you can write on how to do news scripts etc, but not a whole site. You just need to learn some languages, PHP mainly, and put it all together. Wink

DEVs · Mod Joined: 01 Feb, 09:10 Posts: 243 Location: London,UK

Easyer said than done Razz

Reizenstein

what i'd like would be a link to the sites where you learned it Idea

salman_500 · Member Joined: 08 May, 03:18 Posts: 54

well if you want php pages...

use dreamweaver, put tables and images and bg's etc.... get the page like you wanted it to be, and then save it as "page.php" or whatever the name... an voila !!!! you got php page for ya..... Very Happy

easy aint it????

Jeff · Mod Joined: 23 Jan, 07:17 Posts: 765

I do plan on writting a pretty indepth multi-stage tutorial covering what all goes into slicing and coding a layout. However l'm an old sk0ol fart that uses notepad to do my coding by hand, rather than using dreamweaver - because when something goes wrong (which it always does) its a lot easier to pin point the problem and correct it.

Let me ask you, what level of HTML experience do you have, ReiZeN?

Reizenstein

haha nearly nothing. i did some kind of school project 2 years ago coding by hand in notepad, but i don't remember a thing Wink

really making things easier for you guys, am i not??

Jeff · Mod Joined: 23 Jan, 07:17 Posts: 765

Heh, well the first step would be to get a good grasp of HTML -- save CSS/javascript/php or even CGI/PERL for after you have a good understanding of how HTML works. Everyone has to start somewhere, might l suggest (what l think) is the best book for someone who wants to get going with HTML...

HTML Goodies - by joe burns

You can get a used one on amazon, for under 10 bucks and trust me, if you're honestly interested in web design/html/coding in gernal this is the book for you. It's what got me started, and l'm sure 100,000's of others just like me.

From there l moved on to:
Javascript Goodies - joe burns
This one is avaialbe used on amazon for under 4 bucks!

The author just has a great way of writing tutorials in a way that you'll not only understand, but you'll remember.

Pick those up from amazon, and work on it all summer. There's no hard and fast rule to learning this stuff, you just gotta sit down and do it.

Hope this helps ya out mate
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yusufjee · New User Joined: 21 May, 02:40 Posts: 3

I have similar sort of question. I am a web designer, mostly using CSS to do the layout. I only use photoshop for some high tech sort of websitetes yet only for headers. I have never tried making whole website in photoshop and then slicing it all up and coding it later. I just think it consime too much bandwidth as all the website will be layed out on images. However with the speed to internet ever increasing, i am also giving it a though to start or atleast test some websites all done in photoshop.

I just read the Modern Layout tutorial on this website. My question is how do you code so the contents are exactly in those spaces that are created for them in the photosho. For example, in the finished layout http://www.photoshopforce.com/tutorials/modern-layout/images/final_full.jpg, the hot review sections or most played sections are exactly on the spaces created for them. Is it dont by creating html tables or CSS boxes?

hazeaccord · Member Joined: 11 May, 07:50 Posts: 92

Joe Burns also has a wesite out for htmlgoodies...

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/

Maybe this will help out in some way too, this is what i have used many times as reference

Jeff · Mod Joined: 23 Jan, 07:17 Posts: 765

Murdernickle

yusufjee · New User Joined: 21 May, 02:40 Posts: 3

Thanks for the reply jeff. Very helpful indeed. Although you mentioned tables but since i am a CSS guy so i will prefer to nest them in CSS boxes. But i guess the basic question was to get the idea which you very well explained.

As for this website, its layed out pretty well for what it does. I would recommended you increase it in width by probably 50px each side. The content area is very small in my opinion. The standard monitor resolution is increasing so give it a thought.