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so to sum it all up:-if it's not a bigass company site and you want to save your money and use a free/cheap host, you'll have to use php or asp. it'll be easier to find a php host and php is much more powerfull than asp, so the only answer is PHP!-if you have to make a site that will have thousands of users a day, you have quite some money and can get a good host, go for asp.net (not asp!!!) or jsp!as simple as that

i use crimson editor, because it uses syntax highliting and it does so for php, asp, c++ and many others. it's free and lightning fast!if you don't know html and need a wysiwyg editor, i'd use dreamworks as well i think. or quanta.

ok, in short-dynamic ip: mostly the ones you get from your internet provider or in your school/company network. situation: you have 500 computers but only 255 ip adresses. but there are never more than 150 people using a computer at the same time. then you can use dhcp: an ip adress can be attached to any computer.-fixed ip: for servers. they have to have the same ip all the time so you can always find them back and dns records don't have to change every timeyou can change your ip by just reconnecting or if you want a certain ip, you can try this: (for windows)-go to start -> config panel -> network connections-rightclick on your internet connection, choose properties-in the first tab, search for the 'tcp/ip' entrie en choose properties again-then you choose the 'use fixed ip' option and enter an ip adress but please keep in mind that most internet providers won't allow you to do this. this will probably only work in your own private network. you can try to use a fixed ip with your provider, but if the ip you normally get from your provider is something like a.b.c.d, don't try a e.f.g.h adress. try something like: a.b.c.x, where x is a random number between 2 and 254

hm, i was working in linux last night and tried out gimp again. i didn't know they had a version 2! it rocks! really. so much better than version 1i guess you'll still find more brushes and filters on the net for ps, but gimp has improved a lot. if you want to stay legal and you make your brushes & filters yourself, and want to save a lot of money, gimp is really cool!

ok, i'll keep it short:1. adjust 1 picture for the web-open picture in ps-menu file -> save for web-in the right button, choose the 'size' tab and resize it so it will fit on a screen. if width and height are both lower than 400, leave it. if i won't fit on a screen, change it so it will.keep in mind that a lot of people still hava 800*600 resolution. don't save the image at a 1000*300 resolution and then embed it in your website with atributes width="200" or something like that. sure, the size will be right, but it'll load a lot slower than it has to-in the right top somewhere, click the arrow and choose the 'file size' option. pick a file size (i'd advise something in the region of 60kb and lower for regular pictures) and choose for the auto select jpg/gif option. click ok and save the picture!2. adjusting a lot of pictures.somewhere in the 'file' menu, you'll find an option to create a picturebook. (in the export submenu i think if i remember well, haven't got ps right now)choose that option and in the drop down menu, choose 'large images'now you can adjust the size. i'd advise you to make the length & hight both smaller than 600.set the quality to 85 or something like thatclick ok. now you have an image album. but you can just throw away the html file and the little gifs for the arrows if you don't need them and want to create your own webalbum, the pictures are in a subfolder. just copy them where you want themhope that helps some people out. slow loading images are a *****. a lot of users will just leave your site if it goes too slow.

another hint, hehe:in photoshop, you have an option in the file menu called "save for web"choose it and then at ther right top somewhere you'll find an a little arrow that expands to a menu. in that menu, choose the 'file size' option'pick a file size of about 70kb and then take the 'auto choose jpg/gif' option thing.it will save to a file of 70 kb and try to make it look very good by choosing the best compression.really cool.the rest remains the same: open the jpg/gif file in imageready, slices, save as web,...

can you post the code or a link to your site?

right, i forgot about jscript! i always say jscript to stay short and spare me from typing, but it's a totally different thing than javascript!so all the times i said jscript, i meant javascript. hehe.

at http://www.mysql.com/ you can buy mysql. at .org, you can get it for free. hehe.

<script language="Javascript">alert ("This is a Javascript Alert")</script> that's for the javascript alert. i have a script that i used for my pictures. when you click on the thumbnail, it pops up a new window with the original picture. the window adapts its size to the picture, so you don't have borders or stuff like that. javascript is cool, but indeed, don't overdo! and think about the fact that some users have javascript disabled, so they won't see any of the special effects. you should make sure that they can still see everything, even with jscript disabled!

don't confuse php & vbscript, it are both totally different things.vbscript runs clientside, unless you use it inside asp pages with the runat server directive.if you are looking for a reason, i'd agree with zarjay, + the fact that vbscript is more adapted to the microsoft system that jscript is.jscript is far more universal, so i'd advise you to use jscript as much as possible.

perl is a programming language. you have perlscript too, which isn't.. compare it to java & javascript

php can do odbc, but idon't think access is supported on Xisto? not sure though.try to install winlamp (winlamp.sourceforge.net)install mysql front (you can choose to put the installer on your desktop during the installation of winlampit'll install php & mysqlmysl front is a bit like access, so you'll have no problem using that oneuse mysql databases, they work better with phpbesides, you'll have less problem finding a webhost that uses mysql!

i agree with k22.http://dev.mysql.com/ instead of .com i think, not sure.hint: for php.net: go to documentation and browse through the functions until you find the subject you are looking for (for example: string functions to manipulate text)then read it, and don't forget to check the user comment! sometimes, you'll find great examples there!when you want to test it on your own computer, and you're not into installing mysql, apache and php seperatly (i'm talking about a windows os here), you should try winlamp (winlamp.sf.net i think)it installs all 3 of them + some extra programs for database managing.( mysql front is really good: you can edit your db, add tables, put data into the tables,...)i used it in the beginning. they are very up to date! newest versions of php, apache & mysql!!!off course, you have more config options when you do it all seperate.i'd really advise you to install a server onto your own computer. it's much easier to test than to upload your files every time again.if you want to learn php from scratch, try to find 'php in 24 hours' by o'reilley or something like that. you can find it in a pdf file on emule, or you could go to the bookstore, hehe.talking about emule: if i need a tutorial, i type it into emule, search for pdf files and there you go!

true, so maybe they should make two versions, hehe.no really, asp.net will overpower php when talking about dedicated servers: when a company has his own server, a big part of their site will stay in the memory all the time. and if it's already compiled, it will work really fast.but for free servers, or servers that host many sites in general, script engine is preferable, because you can't keep all the info in the memory, there are just too many pages.

i know the problem and have a solution!!!at home i have an ftp client, so it's no problem to upload 100 files or so. but at school, i have to use the webbased ftp of the host... that's what i thought!!!check out net2ftp.com fill out the ftp details, connect, wait a littlethen choose upload. you can upload gz & zip files and they are decompressed and the files are sent to the ftp serverit even creates folders and subfolders!!!!so you'd have to unrar the files with winrar (or winace works too) and then zip them (using the zip in windows xp or again winrar (or winace ) and then upload the zipmake sure your zip isn't too big! files bigger than 2mb hardly ever work. i think net2ftp has a limit of 500kb, which is more than enough for quite some html files and some pictures.

ow, i forgot:during installation, when asked about partitioning, select: 'manual partition'!!!that way, you can make sure you don't loose windowsselect the empty space and choose 'create new' and then press okor select the existing partition that you want to use, choose 'edit'make filesystem: ext3and mounting point: /you can also use an extra partition: the swap partition. this is the 'virtual memory of windows'. it should be bigger then you amount of ram memory, but not to big. filesystem is 'swap', you don't need a mounting point.i'd advise to make a swap partition of just about the size of your ram and then the other one to fill up the empty space.

first of all, let's not start a distribution flamewar :-)second: we all agree that linux is better than windows, right? hehe.third: which distribution do you use?right now i have debian. it offers you more options on installation, you have more freedom what to install and what not.untill two weeks ago, i used mandrake 10.1 beta 2, and loved every minute of it. next format, i'll probably switch back :-)four: newbieswell, let's take away the fears of newbies when talking about linux :)i'm talking about mandrake linux 10.1 now, which i'd advise for 1st time users.first of all: linux is pretty much user friendly. it looks like windows xp and acts like it too.you have a desktop, a start menu, 'my documents', you can use your cdrom, usb stick,...installation: best to do it on a seperate partition. you can make a new partition with partition magic or a similar program. there's probably some freeware around that'd do the job. i'd advise to take about 3 gigabyte at least.download the 3 cd's from a mirror nearby and burn them using nero or any program you like. insert the cd and reboot.press enter.follow the install untill you reach the screen where you have to choose what you want to install and what not. tick the boxes you'd want (i suggest you install the gnome desktop! it's very user-friendly, better than kde) and then the box on the bottomnow you'll be able to pick any program you want. i suggest noatun and mplayer gui for playing music and movies besides that, most of the things are already installedoh, right: in the internet client section: choose mozilla!!! a really good browserthen press next, and wait :)you'll have to choose a root password. remember it, you'll need it for configuration stuff.don't log in to the root account too mucht though.what does root mean? it's a bit like administrator on a windows system, but much more powerfull. you could easily erase your entire harddisk, even linux itself!press next, next,...restart, you'll have a menu where you can choose which os you want to use: your good old windows or linux. go for linux, complete the installation.some more things: -don't worry about getting programs for linux. like office and stuff like that: most of them are pre-installed. you can open pdf files, word documents, excell and powerpoint,...-linux does support most modems, so you'll be able to use internet without problems-you have some kind of configuration panel:go to settings and choose 'configure my computer'. enter the root password. there you go! just like in windows-don't worry if you can't see your cd drive in 'my computer'. just insert a cd, it'll apear after a few seconds!-you have programs to write cd's inlcuded, that are really easy, no command line stuff-...i could go on and onthe point is: don't be affraid of linux, try mandrak or fedora. they are really easy! and free! and safe!

well, you're right. flashdrives are the future. no more spinning disk but solid memory. besides that: doom3 was extremely heavy when the beta version leaked, but when i bought it, it runned very smooth.same will go for longhorn: they'll fix some memory-wasting parts and it'll run a bit lighterbut the problem is that it just takes too long! by the time it'll be finished, 1/3 of it will be 'old' software.

i have windows xp with no service pack installed. i don't even download the automatic updates. it sucks. it makes your computer slower.the big problem with xp and security is that they use internet explorer to browse the internet as well as to browse your files (try typing "c:/" in your internet browser :-)) ie is to much integrated i think. my hint for you all:-install xp, 'cause it's pretty good and very user-friendly-get a decent firewall & virus scanner. zonealarm, sygate for firewall and kaspersky for AV. or take panda internet security, it does both and is really good in staying up to date!!! i liked it a lot, but now i chose for kaspersky & sygate.-get spybot search and destroy to keep spyware of your computer-get http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/; it's better & faster than IE, has a built in pop up blocker and blocks most of the spyware. you can choose to open a pop up anyway by clicking the mini-frame in the top of your window that appears when a pop up is blocked. you can add sites to your white list, so pop ups always appear on that site. it's just so much better than ie!

i'm a fan! i really like it. they abandoned some older stuff and are evolving to the shortest & fastet scripting language ever! $_post and stuff like that :)next step: follow the idea of asp.net and compile scripts instead of using a script engine!

gcj is indeed more compatible. but c# is nice when you have to work with asp .net and you hate vb.net as scripting language... just like me right now hehe.

just read a post a little higher:c++ is not that different from C. it's just a little more basic, + you have more access to systemsources in C. netwerkprogramming is easyer in C than in C++.but i think C++ is easyer to learn. though they resemble a lot. if you know one of the two, you'll have fun learning the other one.

i learned c++ first and i'm glad. though java has more ready to use functions included, c++ is just better to start because you focus on the basics: you learn to make calculations, you learn to do loops and conditional stuff. you learn about classes, functions,...once you can handle that, you can switch to java, which offers you the possibility to easily create gui's.besides, i think that, once you know C, you know a lot of languages: c#, java, php, awk,... they are almost the same as php.and switching to other languages like vb and stuff goes fine too, because you know how to use loops and stuff

well, basicly, what you have to do is make your background in photoshop. you take just any picture, edit it as you wish, so you finally have the background for your website.then you save your picture and open imageready, which is delivered together with ps.you open your picture and choose the slices tool. you draw a rectangle for the area where your text should come. you can draw more of them if you want several text areas, for example: you want an area for some sort of menu and then you want a menu where the text will be. once you're ready, you choose 'save as html' in the file menu somewhere. now you'll have a html file and a folder with the image slices. open the html file and in the cell that should contain your text, you just start typing. your text will be in the right position and you'll be able to see your background. or you could open it with frontpage or words or whatever wysiwyg editor if you're not that good at html.see? it's really easy to make a good looking websitecheck http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ to see an example. this one is a little mor advanced. the picture opens in a new window that has the right size and the text is opened in an iframe. but that layout is done just the way i described above.you can see the code by rightclicking just next to the border and choose 'view source'. feel free to use it. but please don't just copy it, try to understand it