A Website what all do i need?

ok, as you may have seen in some of my other posts, i plan to make a text based online game. Well, i feel that while im still learning php, mysql, and javascript, it would be a good idea to start learing what i need for a website, i know you need a domian name but uh yeah lol. I thought if im gunna learn one thing to make something happen i might as well try to learn it all lol. What could go wrong? lol. Well thanks for your help.Thanks Zemon1

Topic moved to Web Design and HTML section...Depending on how you want to setup your website, you may also need a webhost. If you get the hosting here at Xisto, you don't need a domain or webhost. If you don't like the sites link here (which will be in the username.astahost.com format), you will need to buy a domain name and use the webhost space here at Xisto. The hosting here will support all the languages you mentioned so that shouldn't be a problem.

I would say exactly the opposite.I would say that you first need your game to exist. If you intend to write it using php and mysql and html, you should simply install everything on your own pc, making the whole thing starting at a point named index.html.Once your whole environment is finished writing, start testing your game on your own PC, acting as a private server.When finished writing and testing, it will be a very sraghtforward job to backup all your files and backup each database table, and ship them to the public server of your choice.Astahost is a good public server, first make a beta-test site with a long site-name such as name.xisto.com

 

If you don't like subdomains, then you may imagine buying a domain name, still hosted by Xisto.For a small game, the space and the bandwith allowed by your Xisto are widely sufficient. If your game starts being worldwide famous, then you can imagine switching to paid hosting, and probably at that moment Xisto will still be the best price/performance provider.You know, I am still at the step 1, I remain at Xisto because it's rather enought for my site needs. Of course I hope that withing the next few years I will reach so many visitors that I will have to upgrade my account.Hope this helped.Yordan

I requested a Hosting account here, and Xboxrulz siad i was good to go, i just have to wait for an admin to do his/her thing. I also want it so i can test my self and mabye piece together my game that way, and as i am being quite active here i figyred that because ive been a member for such a short time, and already have like 30 credits (not for long) i might as well test my knowledge with the first package.What do you mean test it on my own pc? Wouldnt that mean i just go to my website and play it? After my game gets going im going to buy a domain, and use it instead of http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ help is always good so please keep replying everyone.Thank you, Zemon1

Test your games to make sure it's working as you intended, but create a web page for it first. You might want to plan out some design/layout for your webpage and see how it looks. If you applied for web hosting already and get accepted, you can also do the web design live. I usually do it locally for use of editing and no need to constantly re-upload the files.

What do you mean test it on my own pc? Wouldnt that mean i just go to my website and play it?

When I say "test on your own pc", I meant installing easyphp : http://www.easyphp.org/?lang=en

EasyPHP is a complete software package allowing to use all the power and the flexibility that offers the dynamic language PHP and the effecient use of databases under Windows. Package includes an Apache server, a MySQL database, a fully PHP execution, as well as easy development tools for your web site or your applications.

easyphp is easy to install (one-click install), it does not spoil your pc, everything is in a single directory, and when you start it your own PC acts as a very complete webserver with php and mysql. You copy-paste your applicaton in the subfolder named "www", and you can play your game, or stat writing your code and see it immediately in effect each feature you add. The single disadvantage will be that you will be the only user. But you will be able to see how your code behaves, how your php programs work and how your database tables are populated. And when you will be ready for having several users, you backup your database tables, you upload your files to your Xisto server, you create your database, you import your tables, and you start your game in multi-user woldwide access mode.Regards
Yordan

oh, wow, Im kinda overwhelmd.i know what i want, ijust dont know where to start or how to make it happen. i really cant think clearly enough to type something intelligent here so ill end with this.

lol sometimes thinking of something intelligent is hardanyways, get the whole site done on your computer so when it comes to uploading everything you will know it works fine.by me saying getting it done on your own computer i mean it so that you can fix bugs, make sure its functioning how you intended and wanted it to be so people who go on the site to play your text based game doesnt have to put up with bugs

oh, Thanks for your continueal help.