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Thanks for the help guys, I will learn some HTML, which isn't really that difficult, and probably make a basic site, and then just go from their!!

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Yeah, a good path to take is: Learn HTML&CSS&JS (The static stuff), then move on to dynamic stuff like Python or PHP (or ASP) and then move on to web framework stuff (this isn't really necessary, but you may be able to crank out really cool stuff).

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Well you have a domain and a webserver, good job. that's about half the battle right there for most new web designers (:

for me, the first thing i learned when i developed my first site was PHP, and some basic MySQL queries. trust me, if you can understand that and make something basic (like a database-driven news page), you will very quickly learn how to move along from there. I sort of learned html on the side as i learned php, when i realized i needed to format stuff.

personally, i learned the basics of html here: http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutorials/getting_started/

have fun, and read the manuals carefully (-;

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If you want ASP.NET, you dont need a windows server! you can use apache with the mono mod on linux.
For a ASP.NET editor, defiantly Visual Web Developer Express. For PHP, Eclipse PDT (http://www.eclipse.org/pdt/) It has syntax highlighting, auto completion for PHP, HTML, JS and CSS, PHP debugging (I find this hard to get working), and a few other nice features, like being able to install add-ons, like subversion

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You can also use Microsoft Publisher to create the web site for you. It's pretty easy to use if you have no experience at all. You can choose from templates with color schemes and have something up and running in a few hours that looks professional. You can edit the html, but then the next time you create the site, it overwrites your changes, so it's really for creating a web site from their user interface. It also handles clicking on other links, moving from page to page, etc.

If you want to learn html, using notepad.exe is very basic, and you'll spend a lot of time figuring out html syntax. You will spend a lot of time getting things to look decent. This is for hard-core html learners.

If you want to learn ASP.NET, using Microsoft Visual Studio, you can create a web site very quickly, using their user interface, but you will need to learn VB.NET or C# to be able to do any processing of user input. If you're just displaying status, showing images, etc., you probably won't need any code behind except for moving from one page to another. There are plenty of examples of code for anything you want to do by googling it.

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http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=70587

This thread contains links to many open source apps that can help you with your website.

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Thanks again for all the help!! I decided i didn't want to spend all that much on anything, so Just when with NVU for now. I have a domain name that I had purchased last fall for a project, but never ended up being used, so I am using that until I know I will want to get a new domain. (Also free hosting)

It turns out to be a lot easier than I had thought!! although I haven't done to much as fas as editing the HTML, iv'e done a lot with the "normal" view.

-kyle

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You can do quite a bit with NVU. The really nice thing is that it produces very clean code. Frontpage/Dreamweaver/Expression Web all add unnecessary code.

I use it for the basic structure of a site, then break out sections for php includes.

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Also keep in mind that you can write a webpage without using any of the hundreds of Aconym-laced programs mentioned here.

A simple text editor and a basic knowledge of actual HTML will always help when someone can't get their 'editor of choice' to do something.

I've always been of the opinion that learning without the editors is the way to start. Learning with them leaves you missing a lot of the basic knowledge you should have on how a website is layed out.

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I would tend to agree with this. I use Notepad++ for a text editor, which does syntax highlighting and has tabbed editing.

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When I first began designing websites I learned using a basic text editor. I agree with other people that this is the best way to learn in that you are learning what each tag does instead of using some sort of a visual editor to do it for you.

Eventually I learned other things such as css and Javascript. Learning css is extremely important as it allows you to format everything on your website. I would suggest learning css while you are learning html. By learning the css and using it in your website to begin with it will make things easier down the road.

W3Schools is a great place to go to begin learning css and html. I would recommend using a basic text editor such as notepad++ to get started.

If you are intrested in learning and utilizing asp.net at some point Visual Web Developer is a great tool to use. I have been using that program for many years. If you go to www.asp.net they have many great tutorials and videos on anything from beginning to use asp.net to more advanced concepts. The free express edition of the program can also be downloaded from that site.