Hello, I am new to the forum and I figured I could get the help I need here!
My Problem: I have a great idea for a website/forum but have no clue about what to do!
Ok so now that you know my problem I will tell you what I want to know! I really want to make a website but due to my lack of experiance I feel very lost. I am going to register my domain with GoDaddy, and I know what I want my webpages to look like. For an example of the "type" of website I want go to http://mxadrenaline.com . This exactly what I want, I dont want the forum to be the first thing people to see. So I have the domain name, how do I "build" the website? Is there a website that has an easy web page creator, and has forums? I plan on the forums being a big hit so what kind of "?"(dont know name) would I need so I can have many people visiting and posting? I just need somthing that is very easy to use with out knowledge of HTML and allows me to have forum?
Busy posted this at 21:06 — 10th February 2005.
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Welcome to the webmaster forums
That website is just a PHP-Nuke site, you can download it from the PHP-Nuke site and colour/arrange to suit your needs, kind like "just add domain name" (instead of just add water) and you'll be rolling.
good luck
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AyntRyte posted this at 22:10 — 10th February 2005.
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Does PHP-Nuke have the forum built in? I know that CPG-Nuke does (phpbb - I just had to install the patch for the phpbb hack.)
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teammatt3 posted this at 22:30 — 10th February 2005.
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Yup, like Busy said go to phpnuke's website and download it. You might be better of getting someone to install it for you, but it is pretty easy if you can make a mysql database.
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Flich posted this at 02:51 — 11th February 2005.
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Problems, ok I am only 14 and I have no clue what a "MySQL" is so this is very connfusing. I just bought the domain an hour ago from godaddy.com Now from what you guys have told me, I am preatty sure that I want to use PHP-NUKE. My question is, there a place that will walk with me so I can figure this program out? Or can someone show me the steps to go through to install this?
Thanks for the HELP!
teammatt3 posted this at 03:50 — 11th February 2005.
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First you need to get webhosting. It will cost about 7 bucks or more for it. Then you upload all the files that came in the phpnuke download into the public_html directory on your server. Then you have to set up a mysql database, it is pretty easy. Then you run the install script that came with the download.
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Busy posted this at 09:06 — 11th February 2005.
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Just check first, (after you get webhosting) because some webhosts offer phpnuke and things as standards these days, if not do as above
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Flich posted this at 12:09 — 11th February 2005.
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Who would be a recomended webhost that would offer PHP-NUKE? And do I half to make my own webpages or is there a website that allows me to chose a template, and then make the website the way I want it. Or do I have to download the teamplate onto my computer and then use HTML to make it?
Megan posted this at 14:01 — 11th February 2005.
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I think PHP-NUke does all of that for you. Go to their site and find out - they probably have support forums too where people can help you install & set up the script.
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huma posted this at 02:39 — 18th February 2005.
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huma posted this at 02:39 — 18th February 2005.
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So there you go Flich, if you still havn't found host, I have listed some of the best on the net! Good Luck if still in need
Ron R posted this at 22:46 — 20th February 2005.
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Ron R posted this at 22:46 — 20th February 2005.
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Also they have one click installs for forums.