The Best Web Design Combo my tools used for web designing. yours?

You know the best combination of webdesigning for me?1. OS: Microsoft Windows XP2. Web Server: Apache web server3. Database: MySQL database4. Dynamic page language: PHP 5. Page designer: Macromedia Dreamweaver6. Graphic Designer: Adobe PhotoshopHonestly, i would like to use Mac or Linux instead. But, i was born with M Windows. I can't help it. What about u guys?

Unfortunately I was also raised using windows and now I have used it for so long don't think changing to linux is really worth the truble. Anyway I use:1. OS: Microsoft Windows XP (SP2)2. Web Server: Xisto's Apache web server3. Database: I am currently experimenting with MySQL database4. Dynamic Page Language: usually PHP5. Page Designer: Macromedia Dreamweaver (If it's just something quick and simple i'll use notepad)6. Graphic Designer: I really need to find a good one of these!

darren, if you are looking for a good cheap gaphics design program(assuming you are buying this not downloading it), then go get a copy of photoshop elements. Even better, go buy a wacom graphire 3 tablet 4x5(will make your life MUCH easier). It costs a bit more than elements but it (I believe, check before buying) comes with a copy in the box. If it does that is a perfect buy.

I have seen some graphire tablets around and thought they were great but never really thought about getting one. Do you know around how much they cost? Also I have heard many good things about photoshop but haven't tried it. I will considr getting it.

Astahost's Apache web server? what's that?

Astahost is this site and they use the apache web server. I am hosted with them so I use they server.

Unfortunately I was also raised using windows and now I have used it for so long don't think changing to linux is really worth the truble. Anyway I use:

 

1. OS: Microsoft Windows XP (SP2)

2. Web Server: Xisto's Apache web server

3. Database: I am currently experimenting with MySQL database

4. Dynamic Page Language: usually PHP

5. Page Designer: Macromedia Dreamweaver (If it's just something quick and simple i'll use notepad)

6. Graphic Designer: I really need to find a good one of these!

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hehehe,

your still very young. i converted to *nix very old by comparison. i did web publisiing on a mac and windows before too. get an old machine and install a linux flavour and learn as much as possible.

 

and furthermore. your up way too early (i live in vic too)!

 

cheers

hashbang

Macromedia Dreamweaver is very well for the beginner, but it will never generate a as good code, as a person!!! I started with dreamweaver, but now I prefer to simply use an editor who manages syntactic colouring (I use "Eclipse").

I was going to forget, it is significant to mention that there is a very good alternative to dreamweaver!! Moreover this alternative is free!!!!!!! NVU!!!!

NVU is the editor of the foundation mozilla
http://www.nvu.com/

hehehe,

your still very young. i converted to *nix very old by comparison. i did web publisiing on a mac and windows before too. get an old machine and install a linux flavour and learn as much as possible.

 

and furthermore. your up way too early (i live in vic too)!

 

cheers

hashbang

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I am indeed still young and I know I should try linux as it is so much more stable and secure. As for getting up early I hadn't gone to bed yet. I'm on school holidays now and am making the most of it by sleeping all day and going on the net all night .

yaa i was born using Windows too... but... i have managed quite a bit... to learn linux.... i use the gui... Genome... and i hate the console part... but i know its the strongest part of the linux... ok i will get used to it soon...for now... i use Window Xpfor servers i use Apache 1.3x and if ihave to run Jsps i use the tomcat.scripting lang :PHP ASP and JSP (learning)For Graphics. :Adobe Photoshop and Illustratorfor html : i use MS FrontPage and Dreamweaver interchangeably...ok for rest... i use Notepad and Editplus...these are all i have....i have not tried hosing in linux servers...but i will soon try one...

hasbang, just want to know your age?...OS selection;for me, it really depends on what we would like to used the pc for. because in web design, PC are used for two tasks:1. designing2. serving ( web server)Designing.Designing requires easy and beautiful interface. I think best solution for design is either Ms Windows or Mac. Some say Mac is very nice, but i never used it.Serving.Serving is to put your site to work. This includes setting up www server, databases, etc. For me these are the attributes for selecting OS for servers:1. OS stability. 2. Protection from viruses, hackers3. Performancefor me, Linux scores the highest.just remember, OS selection is based on the task the PC should do. Some OS are better for some task. Some just dont.

mine would be the following:1. OS: Microsoft Windows XP2. Web Server: Apache web server3. Database: MySQL database4. Language: PHP and MySQL5. Page designer: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 20046. Graphic and multimedia Designer: Macromedia Flash MX 2004 7. Layout Designer: Adobe Photoshop 7In my opinion, these are just the best tools around.

mine would be the following:

 

1. OS: Microsoft Windows XP

2. Web Server: Apache web server

3. Database: MySQL database

4. Language: PHP and MySQL

5. Page designer: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004

6. Graphic and multimedia Designer: Macromedia Flash MX 2004

7. Layout Designer: Adobe Photoshop 7

 

In my opinion, these are just the best tools around.

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using macromedia flash? i used swishmax. easier for me. for me, macromedia flash is very hard to understand.

1. OS: Microsoft Windows XP

I still use Windows 2k Pro SP4

2. Web Server: Apache web server

Apache web server and IIS.

3. Database: MySQL database

Well, here i work with many -MySql, Access, MS SQL, XBase's- because it depends of the client, but basically i work with MySql.

4. Dynamic page language: PHP

PHP.

5. Page designer: Macromedia Dreamweaver

Dreamweaver and FrontPage.

6. Graphic Designer: Adobe Photoshop

The Gimp.7. Code Editor: EditPlus.
8. Browsers: IE 6 and Firefox.