HOW TO CREATE A WEBSITE WITH BULLETIN BOARD/FORUM, CHAT, EMAIL, AND STORE w/ SHOPPING CART.
1. I created a webpage on my computer using one of my applications that will save the file as a
webpage (.htm). Most office applications will allow you to save a file as a webpage (.htm). This
means that the file opens using a browser such as Internet Explorer.
2. I created a folder for the website files, called sitefiles.
3. I named the the front page, index.htm. (The front page is the page that appears when the user
enters the domain name into the browser.)
4. All files, folders, and subfolders for the site are located in the sitefiles folder. (That way
everything in the site can be linked to one another under one folder. When the folder moves,
everything in the folder is still linked together.)
5. Register a domain name, and sign up with a host.
-I used www.lypha.com for my host. They registered my domain name for me.
-I recieved the following:
a. My domain name: www.exampledomain.com
b. A 'webspace' on my host's computer for my website files.
c. A static IP address for my website.
d. A username and password for my webspace.
6. My host set my static IP address to my webspace, and attached my www.exampledomain.com to the
the IP address.
7. I installed an FTP application on my computer. The FTP application allows me to transfer
folders/files between my computer and my webspace.
8. I open up the FTP application, and entered my static IP address, username, and password. I
pressed the connect button to connect to my webspace. There are two main windows on the FTP
screen. One is a windows explorer for my computer. The other is a windows explorer for my
webspace. The webspace already has a few files and folders in it which are the foundation for my
site.
9. Within the FTP application, I navigate to my sitefiles folder on my computer. I drag the folder
to my webspace. This action actually copies the folder from my computer onto my webspace as
opposed to actually moving it.
10. There is a 'public' folder already in my webspace. Everything in that folder is what appears
on the internet. I move my sitefiles folder into that folder. (I could have dragged and dropped it
from my computer into that folder in the beginning in my FTP application.)
11. Now that the sitefiles folder is in the public folder, people can access the files in my
sitefiles folder with a browser.
For Example: Typing in www.exampledomain.com/sitefiles/index.htm on a browser will open up my
front page (index.htm). Any file within the sitefiles folder can be accessed in a similar manner.
12. If I move my index.htm file out of the sitefiles folder, and onto the public folder, I can
access it with a browser by entering www.exampledomain.com. Furthermore, it will appear on the
browser simply as www.exampledomain.com as opposed to www.exampledomain.com/index.htm. If you wish
to enter the /.index.htm at the end, you may do so, and the site will appear with the /index.htm
on it. (Note the file must be named intex.htm in order to do this. If you name the file anything
else, it won't work. Also any links to the file must be changed now that it has been moved to the
outside folder.)
13. The host I signed up for included a control panel with various features including a file
manager and applications such as bulletin board maker (like this one), chatroom maker, email
server maker, database, and more. As I figure out how to use these, I'll provide instructions
here.
Now I may move on to creating a forum.
BULLETINBOARD FORUM
1.I used the installer that was included in my remote control panel to installl my BBFORUM.
2. You can go to phpBB.com to download their installer files, and upload them onto your webspace.
3. Once it is installed, you can go to your BBForum, and create all the sections and styles within
the administrator control panel.
That's all I know how to do so far. When I figure out how to create an email server so that people can sign up for email@exampledomain.com, I will post the instructions here.
Unless comebody else can explain that.
1. I created a webpage on my computer using one of my applications that will save the file as a
webpage (.htm). Most office applications will allow you to save a file as a webpage (.htm). This
means that the file opens using a browser such as Internet Explorer.
2. I created a folder for the website files, called sitefiles.
3. I named the the front page, index.htm. (The front page is the page that appears when the user
enters the domain name into the browser.)
4. All files, folders, and subfolders for the site are located in the sitefiles folder. (That way
everything in the site can be linked to one another under one folder. When the folder moves,
everything in the folder is still linked together.)
5. Register a domain name, and sign up with a host.
-I used www.lypha.com for my host. They registered my domain name for me.
-I recieved the following:
a. My domain name: www.exampledomain.com
b. A 'webspace' on my host's computer for my website files.
c. A static IP address for my website.
d. A username and password for my webspace.
6. My host set my static IP address to my webspace, and attached my www.exampledomain.com to the
the IP address.
7. I installed an FTP application on my computer. The FTP application allows me to transfer
folders/files between my computer and my webspace.
8. I open up the FTP application, and entered my static IP address, username, and password. I
pressed the connect button to connect to my webspace. There are two main windows on the FTP
screen. One is a windows explorer for my computer. The other is a windows explorer for my
webspace. The webspace already has a few files and folders in it which are the foundation for my
site.
9. Within the FTP application, I navigate to my sitefiles folder on my computer. I drag the folder
to my webspace. This action actually copies the folder from my computer onto my webspace as
opposed to actually moving it.
10. There is a 'public' folder already in my webspace. Everything in that folder is what appears
on the internet. I move my sitefiles folder into that folder. (I could have dragged and dropped it
from my computer into that folder in the beginning in my FTP application.)
11. Now that the sitefiles folder is in the public folder, people can access the files in my
sitefiles folder with a browser.
For Example: Typing in www.exampledomain.com/sitefiles/index.htm on a browser will open up my
front page (index.htm). Any file within the sitefiles folder can be accessed in a similar manner.
12. If I move my index.htm file out of the sitefiles folder, and onto the public folder, I can
access it with a browser by entering www.exampledomain.com. Furthermore, it will appear on the
browser simply as www.exampledomain.com as opposed to www.exampledomain.com/index.htm. If you wish
to enter the /.index.htm at the end, you may do so, and the site will appear with the /index.htm
on it. (Note the file must be named intex.htm in order to do this. If you name the file anything
else, it won't work. Also any links to the file must be changed now that it has been moved to the
outside folder.)
13. The host I signed up for included a control panel with various features including a file
manager and applications such as bulletin board maker (like this one), chatroom maker, email
server maker, database, and more. As I figure out how to use these, I'll provide instructions
here.
Now I may move on to creating a forum.
BULLETINBOARD FORUM
1.I used the installer that was included in my remote control panel to installl my BBFORUM.
2. You can go to phpBB.com to download their installer files, and upload them onto your webspace.
3. Once it is installed, you can go to your BBForum, and create all the sections and styles within
the administrator control panel.
That's all I know how to do so far. When I figure out how to create an email server so that people can sign up for email@exampledomain.com, I will post the instructions here.
Unless comebody else can explain that.
