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| Topic Started: Jan 10 2006, 07:48 AM (189 Views) | |
| + Bird-E | Jan 10 2006, 07:48 AM Post #1 |
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roughly two weeks left of my 7 week holiday. where did the time go? Basically I wanted to have achieved all these things, by the end of the holidays. Some of them I needed, some were just for personal satisfaction. I assembled this into a todo list of tasks. Because of my procrastination habit, I have barely even done anything. I finally got around to brushing up on my xhtml, html and css skills, kinda like a refresher course. Still working on the javascript one. PHP and mySQL aren't my highest priorities, because I dont exactly need a database driven site. So what do I have left to do. Well the biggest thing is my portfolio website, and artwork to showcase on it. That is of very high priority. Next is business cards (to hand out to my teachers). sounds corny, huh? I just thought they'd probably keep it as opposed to mistaking a scrap piece of paper with a url written down on it as rubbish. I wanted to brush up on my photoshop, illustrator and flash skills, but I can improve while making my artwork. Some other things I still have to do is make a blog, forum and maybe read up on some more languages. So why am I posting this topic? Well I've always been under the impression that making a website takes a long time. I'm expecting the process (for me) to go fairly quickly, as coding and flashing generally can be completed in a day. But I feel that im not doing things right, as if I'm missing out on something. I mean, looking at other people, I see that they take weeks creating it. maybe a lot of this time goes into the design. I have my design already planned out. So here's what I need- An xhtml/css site that uses javascript for cross-browser compatibility (currently catering for firefox and IE, because they are the browsers my teachers are most likely to use). I will replace the javascript with php in time (or if I can get zeerus' tutorial to work). JS will do, and I will adjust it later on. I will also add more compatibility (stylesheets editted for safari, opera, i dunno, ill figure it out later) in time. A flash site. I dont really need to explain that, because I do things my own way. I have a general layout which can be sliced/whatever, so what I'm really waiting on is just content and work to showcase. So I ask you all, why is it that it takes some people so long to make a website (is it the designing, or is it the actual coding)? Also, do you think I will be able to complete mine in two weeks (artwork and all)? Either way, I'm doing it. Wish me luck. |
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| Zeerus | Jan 10 2006, 07:59 AM Post #2 |
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It usually takes me no more than two weeks to complete a website from Photoshop to the coding, and everything inbetween. I naturally work fast. The most time consuming part, by far, is the coding. I constantly run into crosss browser issues, which is when I get the most use out of my Browser Dependant CSS method. at which part are you having trouble with the tutorial? |
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| + Bird-E | Jan 10 2006, 07:58 PM Post #3 |
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Well I tried it out on my desktop. I had a html file and two css stylesheets. The two stylesheets had different background colours so I could tell them apart (apart from white). I implemented the php script into the head and adjusted it so it pointed to the two stylesheets. Then I looked at the html page in both firefox and IE. Neither had the background I specified. It didnt seem to load any, because the background was plain white. does it require a database or something to function? Because I remember when I was learning php, that I couldnt get simple scripts to work on my desktop. |
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| + Missingo | Jan 10 2006, 08:50 PM Post #4 |
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We all work on different times, and youve been after this showcase site for quite a while. so just because u make it in a week or so, doesnt mean your doing anything wrong...just keep doing what ur doing, Im sure your website will be amazing. |
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| Zeerus | Jan 11 2006, 07:47 AM Post #5 |
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PHP doesn't work on desktop computers, you have to test it on the internet with a host that has PHP enabled. There is a way to run PHP scripts and mySQL databases on your desktop, but it's extremely complicated to setup. I have a tutorial in a magazine on my desktop, I'll put it up here sometime... |
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| + Bird-E | Jan 11 2006, 07:37 PM Post #6 |
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ahah thats why. Hmm would it work with apache and my localhost? If so, how would I go about it? |
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| Zeerus | Jan 11 2006, 07:40 PM Post #7 |
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I don't think so. you'd still have to install PHP and mySQL on your local host to even begin testing PHP of any kind. trust me, it's not something you should do unless you're trained in it. reference: http://webfuziondesign.com/textonic/articl...ay-consisted-of |
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