COULD SOMEONE TELL ME HOW TO MAKE A WEBSITE where i could like an acct number then they could login in their acct in the website BUT IN HTML

COULD SOMEONE TELL ME HOW TO MAKE A WEBSITE where i could like an acct number then they could login in their acct in the website BUT IN HTML

 

I have knowledge of building sites w/ dreamwever medellincebu.com is one that i built

 

IM using yahoo webhosting and they offer a SQL DB

Before I start, it was quite hard to read and understand your post! As a general rule of thumb on here, please try and use grammatically correct language.

Anyway, from what I have understood, Is that you require users to have an account on your website and then be able to login to their account. Sadly, HTML is not a programming language. It's a structuring language.

As such, it is not possible to build what you have described purely using HTML. The only use HTML would be in such a scenario is for the data input fields for logging in/registration. HTML does not offer any sort of execution for this.

 

To give you an example, The Password field in HTML

<input type="password" name="pass" id="pass" value="">

 

Would create a masked password field, but that would NOT create a password protected value nor would it create an account. It's just a tool in getting there. HTML is just a tool in conveying data to "get there" in web programming.

 

For what you have described, you'll need to use PHP. PHP & MySQL go hand in hand, so I imagine the database you suggested is offered (SQL) is OK but not ideal. Also, Yahoo webhosting is not the best method of action for such a website. It's probably best to get a URL and Webhosting from an actual company (SpeedHosting.co.uk are very good).

 

The other down side is, I don't know, so i'm talking from an external point of view as I've had no experience of it, but, I doubt that Yahoo Webhosting supports PHP 4+ or 5+. Meaning PHP would not work on your site either.

 

If you need anymore help, feel free to contact.

 

EDIT: I just saw your addition about Dreamweaver - Dreamweaver is good, but professional web designers tend not to use any sort of WYSIWYG to design and build sites. We do it from scratch and from memory and physically code them. Dreamweaver (in our eyes) does not really count as experience since you've used a tool to build the site for you.

To explain, you've used dreamweaver. But dreamweaver built and coded the site for you. The only experience you actually have from that is knowing how to USE dreamweaver. Not how to build a site.

It like this my customers have an acct number on their receipts that acct number is unique to every customers i was thinking about letting them put that acct number in the site and it would tell them their current balance

 

So your saying that if i bought the domain from yahoo and hosted with SpeedHosting.co.uk that would be alright???

Does speedhosting offer any sought of DB???

What would you suggest using to build websites just plain old notepad???

I'm kinda new to this whole database thinggy...

could you please add me in ym where we could further chat???

philipcuddehay1@yahoo.com

 

COULD I DO it like this i had the whole site in HTML but the login page in PHP so that i can fully design the site???

Hi Philip, Well No, I suggest you buy the Domain and Hosting both from SpeedHosting. Also, Yes they offer Database solutions, like all webhosts, they offer the full suites; http://www.speedhosting.co.uk/services/shared That page shows you the kind of server I'd recommend, for a basic site. It's got a full list of features that come with. I'd also recommend using SSL security if you're dealing with customer balances, accounts ect. Especially if you're going to integrate E-commerce too. MySQL is the best database choice that is included. As for building websites, Notepad is good, but I might suggest Notepad++. A free tool you can download that does the same job but it's just nicer

 

EDIT: Yeah course you could do it like that, that's sort'a the general idea.

 

Just google

Personally i use domainmonster.com for domain names, you can just point the dns to the right place, simple enough. If you ever want to transfer out, unlike most places, it's free.

 

I second notepad++ (having two documents open side by side is so useful).

Thanx for all your help looks like yahoo does support PHP and mySQL DB

I just like to stick w/ them because all my other site are with them so it would make sense to stay with them

here is what they support

 

Scripting and Database Tools

Yahoo! Web Hosting includes PHP, Perl, and MySQL with virtually unlimited databases so advanced users can build dynamic and interactive sites.****

PHP version 4.3.11 and dozens of PHP functions

Perl 5.8.7 and 12 Perl modules

MySQL 4.1.12 — with virtually unlimited databases****

Multiuser FTP for quickly uploading your files

 

hope this helps

 

if so would anyone be as kind to provide me some guides on making the

 

DB

Login page

a page for controlling the customers accts.

 

thats all that is needed thanx

Good Luck!

As for help, try W3Schools. http://www.w3schools.com/PHP/default.asp

Build up your knowledge bit by bit. Simple.

 

For starters. PHP Files are just like HTML Files. You put them in the same place on the server and when you save them just give them a filename as usual, but just add the extention ".php" on the end.

 

All PHP Documents Start and end like so:

 

<?php
// CODE HERE //
?>

 

You also need to provide connection and login details ect. But like I said, W3Schools includes all that stuff and it is brilliant and aslong as you start from the beginning is a great learning tool and easy to understand.

 

B.

philipc my tip for these kinda things is... when in doubt, buy a book! they don't make them for fun you know.... well ok some do but yeah.

Appriciated all your replies now ill try

 

Thanx allot

 

AND BTW can you explain to me this "BUY" i'm new to that i thought all software, books, music, movies are free aren't they ehehe JUST A J0K3. . .

meh @ pdf's... nothing beats a coffee stained printed book =)

aslong as ypu can read it it really doesn't matter

 

So thanx for all your help sorry i cant quickly understand what your saying

but not bad for a 14 yr old right. . .