   Got some webspace.... but now what!!?
  Heyas all,I'm just looking for some advice on how to build myself a website with minimal effort.  I've purchased myself a domain name with hosting, mainly so I can hotlink images and use personalised email rather than something like hotmail.  The problem is I really don't have the time to be relearning web programming (but I would like to put up a page), I've done bits here and there and even (IMO) got pretty damn good with a lot of stuff, but that is the past and since then I've only retained basic HTML skills.So what I'm looking for is something along the lines of Magelo.  The problem is, I believe Magelo is almost completely designed to support everquest guild websites, and I'm not really designing my site with that purpose in mind.  I just want something that will save me the hassle of having to relearn too much, something that will let me customise it later on if I do get the time.  Preferably with a weblog style updateable news page ability, for my forum I'm going to use PHPBB, so that's already accounted for... anything in excess of that is great.  I've done a little search on google, but I really wasn't sure what keywords to try.. I suppose I'm after some kind of community manager, but that didn't seem to get me very many relevant links.Oh, and of course, it has to look half decent, I see too many free web page builders that look really cheap and nasty.If anyone can advise of such a site (preferably costing nothing!) I'd be very appreciative,Cheers,Steve[edited by - mephs on May 25, 2003 9:49:40 PM]
  What exact kind of functionality do you need?    Height Map Editor | Eternal Lands | Fast User Directory;  Just what was mentioned, I don''t plan to sell anything on my site.  It''s just going to be a standard personal page, news section, forum, about myself/CV, links, downloads.Nothing out of the ordinary, so any site that helps create and manage something like that is what I''m after.  If I need further functionality I can always add it later, but it is reasonably important that it looks nice.Something that is for websites what phpBB is for forums, customisable, easy to implement, minimal work, good functionality.  I would try to make it myself, but I''d rather concentrate on my games coding for now and worry about getting a perfect website later.  ;  You can try FUD (in my sig.)It is not the most eye pleasing web thing in the world, but it has a lot of functionality, so..    Height Map Editor | Eternal Lands | Fast User Directory;  What does the server that your site will be running off of offer?  PHP? MySQL?If it has those two, take a look at PHP-Nuke.  I've been fooling around with it recently, and just added it to a server I am running off an old laptop.  The newest version (6.5) has phpBB built in (an awesome bulletin board design).  PHP-Nuke is based around a News section, which is easily updated, and can definitely function as a weblog.  There are multiple modules, including a Download section, links, FAQ... basically everything you said you needed.  Plus, there are tons more in case you want to expand your site a little later.quote:Something that is for websites what phpBB is for forums, customisable, easy to implement, minimal work, good functionality. I would try to make it myself, but I'd rather concentrate on my games coding for now and worry about getting a perfect website later.   That is exactly what PHP-Nuke is.  If your server supports it, give it a try.  It is extremely easy to set up (just get all the files up there).  Further custimization happens through the administration section, which is entirely point-and-click, graphically based.You can check out some of the basic work I've done with PHP-Nuke the past week: My Nuke site (there is really no content yet)    EDIT: Oops, typo in link...|.dev-c++.|.the gimp.|.seti@home.|.dbpoweramp.|.torn.|.=w=.|[edited by - Erunama on May 25, 2003 12:21:11 AM];PHP-Nuke has probably a lot more functionality than you want, but it has built-in phpBB forums, and lets you post news items which people can comment on, among lots of other things.EDIT:  Jesus, Erunama beat me to it by like.. one and a half minutes.  [edited by - Bossk on May 25, 2003 12:23:25 AM];  Yeah, but it took me a while to write that post.Oh, and NO-IP is giving me hell again, so the fixed link isn''t working.  Try this one for now.  Unfortunately, the dynamic updater for that account is not on the server, only on my main computer.  Therefore, the IP address may not always be updated.  Hopefully NO-IP will get its act together (this is the second time this week that I''ve had problems).  ;  Hmm, yes that is perfect for what I'm looking for.  My host supports both PHP and MySQL, so it should be fine, I'm also pretty well off with bandwidth and space limitations (25 gb bandwidth, 500mb space), and they provide a support forum, which is better than most other hosts.  I'm just hanging around waiting for the process to complete, I'm unable to access my site at the moment.I think I'll give it a try, but I'm a bit tight for money and I believe you have to pay to download the current version?  Perhaps there's an old free version I can get.. if not I guess $10 wont kill me, but if I can avoid the cost I'd prefer it, as I've just had to pay money I barely have for the hosting/DNS registration.Thanks a lot for the advice, it's just the kind of look and functionality I'm after.... I'll report back on how it went once my site starts working.[edited by - Mephs on May 25, 2003 12:35:51 AM];  No, you don''t have to pay!  Download version 6.5 (which is what I am currently using).  Direct linkyTry it out, see if you like it, then decide if it is worth it to pay money and join the "Club."  6.6 will get to everyone eventually.  Besides, there is a great community in the Forums section of PHP-Nuke, and in some other websites (like NukeCops), who talk about security holes, and ways to fix them.    |.dev-c++.|.the gimp.|.seti@home.|.dbpoweramp.|.torn.|.=w=.|  ;  Cool stuff, the site is now up and running, PHPNuke 6.5 installed and I'm juuuuust starting to get the hang of it all.  Thanks for the advice, it's really nice to have a reasonably pretty site in such a short time... evenif it does lack content right now Now to make it all worth my while purchasing the webspace I just have to create myself a small sig image Speaking of which I've seen some very nice sig images on other forums, I wonder are all people photoshop Gods or is there some kind of sig image creator?  Specifically I'm thinking of signatures people use for EQ forums, but again, I want mine for a different purpose, something to use here (without being too big of course!)Anyhoo thanks for the advice and feel free to check my early progress at Liquidigital Online bearing in mind of course I'm only experimenting with themes and layout at the moment, early days yet If anyone else is considering using phpNuke and is having any trouble with installation or getting started, I'd be glad to help out as I have learned a fair bit from searching many sites on the subject that isn't all too obvious for a total newbie.[edited by - mephs on May 26, 2003 3:08:50 PM]