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Website techniques. Website approaches. 2 approaches Master copy on your computer Create website on your computer, then upload Master copy on internet Create website on internet. Master on computer. Create master copy of website on your computer Upload to server
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Website approaches • 2 approaches • Master copy on your computer • Create website on your computer, then upload • Master copy on internet • Create website on internet
Master on computer • Create master copy of website on your computer • Upload to server • Update on your computer, then upload • Only one person (with master copy) can upload
Master on your computer • Web language = HTML • HTML = Hypertext Markup Language • Write HTML using editor (eg FrontPage) • Embed scripts to do fancy menus etc. • JavaScript, CGIs, ASP… • Use CSS to control styles • CSS = Cascading Style Sheets • Databases using PHP/MySQL
Master on your computer • Web design software • Microsoft FrontPage www.microsoft.com • Adobe Dreamweaver www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/ • Adobe GoLive www.adobe.com/products/golive/ • SeaMonkey Composer www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey (free) • FTP (uploading) software • Filezilla www.sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla • WS_FTP www.ipswitch.com
Master on internet • Create master copy of website on the server • Use browser to revise directly on server • Blogs, CMS • Many different people can contribute to website
Blogs • Web-based diary, web log • Good for a news section • Server-based • Programs • Blogger www.blogger.com (free) • WordPress www.wordpress.org (free)
Content management systems (CMS) • For complex content • Allows you to upload content in different categories • Server-based • Proprietary (once you start using a program, it’s difficult to change it) • Programs • Joomlah www.joomla.org (free) • Drupal www.drupal.org (free)
More software • Graphics software • Adobe Photoshop www.adobe.com • CorelDraw www.corel.com • Corel Paint Shop Pro www.corel.com • GIMP www.gimp.org (free) • Web browser • Microsoft Internet Explorer www.microsoft.com • Firefox www.mozilla.com/firefox/
Even more software • PDF conversion software • Adobe Acrobat Distiller www.adobe.com • PDF995 www.pdf995.com (freeware) • PDFCreator www.pdfcreator.de.vu (freeware) • PDF reader • Adobe Acrobat Reader www.adobe.com
Yet more software • Graphics management • Picasa • Compupic www.photodex.com • File compression • 7 ZIP www.7-zip.org • Winzip www.winzip.com • Free software • www.sourceforge.org (best place for free software)