What book would you recommend on how to....

[Blah!!!]

build a site that is on the lines of a Myspace/YouTube and will host primarily MP3s, but include videos when needed by the member.

I know NOTHING of building a site and can not afford someone to do it (Unless they will take a % of the business for payment ), so I am looking for books to read. I am a quick study, so I hope with the right materials, this will not prove too difficult; then again........

I was told that the coding would be FTP and PHP, or something like that, lol, I told you I am starting from Nothing

I have my domain purchased through Godaddy, and that is about it. As for hosting, I was thinking of building a server, I have built PCs in the past but not a server, or just have Godaddy or HostMonster (or the like) to host it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated guys. Being that I am coming from ZERO web building, I know this will be a venturous challenge, but then again, I have always loved a challenged; hence Class 5 White Water next month


Again guys and girls, Thanks!



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[Train]

Well the first thing is to start with html.

The best school for that is
http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_intro.asp

When you get that down then check the home page there for some more languages.
http://www.w3schools.com/default.asp

Not easy, but well worth the effort in the end.

I use that first link for a reference quite a bit.

[jerryctx]

As for hosting, I was thinking of building a server

What are your up-time requirements? 24x7? Outages limited to a few minutes per event?

For high-availability systems use a host with 24 hour monitoring at least until your site is profitable enough to pay for 3 shifts of operators.

[JPnyc]

You'll need to know HTML/CSS/JavaScript and a server-side language of your choice, either PHP, VB script, VB.net, Java, Perl, or something that runs on a server. I would say you're looking at a couple of years altogether.

[Blah!!!]

Well the first thing is to start with html.

The best school for that is
http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_intro.asp

When you get that down then check the home page there for some more languages.
http://www.w3schools.com/default.asp

Not easy, but well worth the effort in the end.

I use that first link for a reference quite a bit.

Sweet!! Thanks Train, that looks like it will deff help me out. I know this will be hard, but the alternative is to pay someone to build the site for me and I just don't have that ability at this moment. I have a few people that is willing to help and in lieu of payment, they are willing to take a % of the company in hopes it will prosper.

[Blah!!!]

What are your up-time requirements? 24x7? Outages limited to a few minutes per event?

For high-availability systems use a host with 24 hour monitoring at least until your site is profitable enough to pay for 3 shifts of operators.

Well in the beginning stages, I will not be able to afford the best hosting, but I would hope that it would be up 24/7. In time I would of course reinvest into better hosting, as the more capital becomes available

[Train]

Sweet!! Thanks Train, that looks like it will deff help me out. I know this will be hard, but the alternative is to pay someone to build the site for me and I just don't have that ability at this moment. I have a few people that is willing to help and in lieu of payment, they are willing to take a % of the company in hopes it will prosper.

Good LUCK with your idea!

[Blah!!!]

You'll need to know HTML/CSS/JavaScript and a server-side language of your choice, either PHP, VB script, VB.net, Java, Perl, or something that runs on a server. I would say you're looking at a couple of years altogether.

Blah!!! Years... efff.... I don't expect to learn everything, I just hops I can learn enough to get this thing running. If I can get someone on board, then I hope that learning the fundamentals will be good enough to follow and know whats going on, lol. I don't expect to be a coding God or anything

[Blah!!!]

Good LUCK with your idea!

Thanks my friend

[Train]

Stick with the coding, if a old GOAT like me can learn some. . . . . .


You are Welcome!

[JPnyc]

Blah!!! Years... efff.... I don't expect to learn everything, I just hops I can learn enough to get this thing running. If I can get someone on board, then I hope that learning the fundamentals will be good enough to follow and know whats going on, lol. I don't expect to be a coding God or anything

That's what I mean, depending on how predisposed you are toward learning code, it could easily take a couple of years just to learn what's required to do what you want, and then to do it. Web development and business programming is not simple, in my IT class where I learned it, we started with 20 students. Eight months later we had six graduates.