[aaltanahmad]

hello everyone,
im new to this forum, and the world of web publishing. im just starting to set up a webpage, and want some advice and someone t guide me through the process. i can get some space and a domain from my dads server, so i have hosting, but i know nothing beyond that. i basically want to create a page where everyone i want can login, and download any pictures i want. this is just the basic idea. can someone recommend any software, or anther forum designed specifically for this purpose???
thanks for your help,
really appreciate it.
a dude

[Elbatrop1]

To get some great info on webpage building, I would check out www.webmonkey.com

They have everything from the basics of the basics, to really advanced stuff. The info there should be enough to get you started.

Good luck! Welcome to tech forums, by the way!

[aaltanahmad]

thanks elbatrop1,
i will definitely check out the website.
thanks for the help,
a dude

[aaltanahmad]

i have another question.
how can you upload pictures nto a website, so that others will be able to come and download them whenever they want? please reply.
thanks,
a dude

[Vormund]

What web site? Presuming you're starting out with the free places, such as Angelfire, or Geocities (which serve ads to cover the costs and then some)... you'd either set up an FTP client (Angelfire), or login to the web site, and look for a link along the lines of "Upload File". Once done, you should be able to go to your website...such as www.angelfire.com/aaltanahmad/image.jpg (Not exactly right, been a bit since I've used that...!) Their FAQs will also have extensive information on how to use FTP, and/or how to use the web site to upload files.

[aaltanahmad]

i meant that if i have my own website, then how can i post pictures s that others can download them. also i want to know how t make a login screen so that only people i choose can login and download the pictures they want.

[Vormund]

Well what web site do you have? If you pay for one, you'll get no ads, and much more functionality...and most likely be forced (to start with), to use FTP.

As far as logins and such, it'd be real handy to have PHP (free!) or ASP ($$) on the server. Here's a quick google on one tutorial:
http://llimllib.f2o.org/LoginTutorial.html

But note: that is not very easy to do, just starting out.

Anyway...ignore that stuff and lemme say this:

You say "if i have my own website"--go out and make one, or start/try to. It becomes a lot easier to explain things, and understand them, when you actually try it...

www.angelfire.com
and
www.geocities.com

are two free places to make web sites that I know off the top of my head...

[aaltanahmad]

well, i am going to be paying for one. as i said, my dad has a server and pays for it monthly. as soon as i figure out how to get started, **** make me a domain on it. but i need to know what languages to use and learn. my dad says that mysql is pretty good, but i dont know what it is. do i need to learn java, or will visual basic (that i already know) do???

[Amd2800]

Mysql is used for forums etc anyway if your dad is soo good why dont u ask him for help

[aaltanahmad]

the problem is that he doesnt have enough time to help me. thats why im doing it on my own. i need to know what i have to do to get started, as i already know how to design pages and stuff. what is apache and tomcat and what are they supposed to do? if i get the domain and server space, do i just upload my programs, php files and html files to server and the server does the rest??? please advise...
thanks