Sampson81

Hi I am trying to make the image in the footer stretch across the screen like the image at the top of My Site For the top image I added a background image to the body and it seems to work fine. So far with the footer I have only been able to get a similar look by taking the footer div out of the contentwrapper and adding again a background image to the footer div. Any info on how to achieve this would be appreciated. Please be gentle, I am relatively new to web design

Thanks for the info, Tyler. That's exactly what I want to do. I understand that being within a company will allow my skills to grow and and the same time I can still work on other projects on the evenings and weekends. Sampson

Hi I have just completed two OU courses in XHTML &CSS. I am trying to get a work placement( paid/unpaid ) In my local area. I am also in the process of finishing my portfolio site. I have already made a site for a local firm to add to my portfolio. The site is completed but as of yet it is not live. Has anyone got any advice on whether it is a wise decision to go freelance even though I have not had any experience within a design company. Please look at my site and let me know what you think. I am open to any suggestions. Thanks Sampson

Thanks for the help webdesigner93, it's much appreciated. I have looked over endless tutorials but I can't seem to work the tutorial code around my form code. After reading all the potential issues regarding security I really need to sort out the security before I use it. Thanks Sampson

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Thanks for the info, Wesh

Thanks for the help Andy, It's much appreciated. Sampson

Sorry jay. I cannot seem to get to grips with PHP for the contact form on my site. No matter how many tutorials I go through I still can't get to grips with how to make a working PHP contact form.

I have made a form for my site but still after looking at several tutorials concerning PHP I am still lost I am unsure of going about making a PHP file for the below code. <form method="post" action="" > <p><span class="label">First Name</span> <input class="text" type="text" name="firstname" size="30" maxlength="35" value="First Name" /> </p> <p><span class="label">Surname</span> <input class="text" type="text" name="lastname" size="30" maxlength="35" value="Surname" /></p> <p><span class="label">Subject</span> <input class="text" type="text" name="subject" size="30" maxlength="35" value="Subject" /></p> <p><span class="label">Email</span> <input class="text" type="text" name="eaddress" size="30" maxlength="35" value="Email address" /></p> <p><span class="label">Phone No</span> <input class="text" type="text" name="pnumber" size="30" maxlength="35" value="Phone No" /></p> <p><span class="label">Enquiry</span> <textarea class="grey" name="Subject text" rows="7" cols="35"> </textarea></p> <div id="submit"> <input type="image" src="images/send.gif" alt="submit button" /> </div> </form> I have looked at the tutorials and they only seem to cover two or three fields. Any help would be great.

I am a little unsure of what the correct procedure is when it come to hosting Clients sites. I have just finished a web course and I have agreed to make a site for a friend. I am not charging for the site but the client is paying for the hosting fees and the domain name. My main concerns are: . I currently have an entry account with dataflame for my personal site. Is it possible for me to open another package with the company to host the client's site. .I don't intend to become freelance at this moment so I don't really want to enter into a costly reseller account when I will only be hosting the one site. .Should I control all aspects of the hosting and charge the seller a fee for updating the site etc. . The package I am looking at is the Dataflame work package. Is it advised to have the client pay upfront for the years hosting to save any future problems. .Regarding the clients mail as I will be in control of the Cpanel should I just forward all mail to another mail account for them? Domain name: I intend to purchase the domain name at the site time as buying the package. Should I purchase the domain name with my payment details but enter the personal details of the client? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sampson

I was wondering if anyone would have any tips and hints regarding hosting for clients? I have just finished an OU course in Web development and I agreed to make a small site for a friend as a favor to allow me to gain experience of launching a site etc. I have successfully uploaded my personal site but I am puzzled as to how to host a site for someone else. I don't intend to make sites regularly for clients just yet so this is not going to be a regular occurrence. Would it be a possibility for me to have two different packages with the same provider? I understand that some freelance designers have a re-seller plan allowing multiple domains but that would be wasted on me a I only intend to do this one site(for now). How would the mail be handled for the clients account would I forward the mail to thier personal account through the CP panel mail forwarding system? Any help would be great as I am a bit lost!

Thanks for all the help pat, It's much appreciated. I am trying to get a placement with a company in my area then I will hopefully do some real freelance jobs. Are you with a company or do you work freelance? I only intend to make the one website so I am unsure if I want to get enter into a costly package with a host. Sampson Sampson

Thanks for the info pat. It's just a friend has asked about the possibility of doing a small site for him. They have no web experience and I am a little unsure of what the standard procedure is for hosting. I have seen that some freelance designers host the site for the client as well as making the site. Is this the norm or do the majority just hand over the files and leave it up to the client. Another thing is updating the site how is the site updated if the client has no coding experience? Sampson

Thanks for the fast response,Jock. I have just checked and it supplies both PHP 4 & 5 and CGI. I was wondering when a freelance web designer makes a website for a client who would handle the files after the site is completed and ready to be uploaded etc. Does the client upload the files or does the designer host the site for the client? Thanks again for the help, It's appreciated. Sampson

Hi I am having a few problems getting my "contact Us" form to work. I have purchased a few books and they only seem to cover this topic very briefly. I have just uploaded my site and all the CSS and XHTML is fine the only problem is getting the form to work. I am unsure what format to use POP, PHP or CGI? I uploaded to the site to the server today and set up an email account but the info on my control panel regarding setting it up is useless. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Sampson