Turning my domain into a website this hard?

[woodystyle777]

Hey guys,
I registered a domain name and have been trying to use free online web builders to make the site. But each one keeps wanting to change the name. How do I build the site now? Is there any free solutions?
Thanks for any help,
-WooDy

 

[DHDdirect]

Yes! Build one from scratch yourself.

Notepad++ (text editor)
Gimp (raster graphics editor)
Inkscape (vector graphics editor)
XAMPP (apache, php, mysql web server testing platform)
W3.org for the standards
w3schools.com for some tutorials (they don't always teach best practices though)
webdesignforum.com to keep you inline ;-)

Have fun!

 

[woodystyle777]

Thanks for the input but being a beginner I have no idea what this information means. Just typed in gimp and not really sure what Im suppose to do with it. Any laymens terms?

 

[Phreaddee]

The “laymen terms“ were written in the brackets.

Notepad++ is a code editor. That is you write and edit your code for your website in it. Html, css, js, etc.

Gimp, like photoshop is a graphics program, for funnily enough editing graphics, images, photos et al...

Inkscape, like illustrator is also a graphics program, but can create vector graphics (ie scaleable)
This is very handy for logo creation for example.

I wouldnt concern myself with xampp just yet, but if you start developing more complicated sites, it is a handy tool to have.

W3.org has all the specifications, but its very dense and dry.

W3schools explains a lot of beginner concept, but i would take it with a grain of salt.

 

[Sogo7]

Tizag.com has a good set of complete beginners tutorials from absolute novice to PHP & databases that are all free.

 

[che09]

The “laymen terms“ were written in the brackets.

Notepad++ is a code editor. That is you write and edit your code for your website in it. Html, css, js, etc.

Gimp, like photoshop is a graphics program, for funnily enough editing graphics, images, photos et al...

Inkscape, like illustrator is also a graphics program, but can create vector graphics (ie scaleable)
This is very handy for logo creation for example.

I wouldnt concern myself with xampp just yet, but if you start developing more complicated sites, it is a handy tool to have.

W3.org has all the specifications, but its very dense and dry.

W3schools explains a lot of beginner concept, but i would take it with a grain of salt.

This pretty well explained somehow your concern!

 

[koddos]

It demands much knowledge.