Step by step procedure to build and host a php website.

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munni2012
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Step by step procedure to build and host a php website.

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Step by step procedure to build and host a php website for a layman.?

Can anyone explain me the detail process of php development.

First we have to design a website, then for the database connection we need to write php code,connecting to mysql database, I am right??

And at what stage CMS(Joomla,Wordpress,Drupal etc) is used. how its used. I mean after completing the website design and implementing php code.sorry guys please don't laugh at me. I am going to learn php so I am curious to know about the total procedure from basic coding to hosting, and particular what is the role of CMS,How it helps.

Why CMS is used, What is its need. What is the benefit of using CMS? Can we go without it?
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The first and foremost thing is a php environment in your own computer so that you can play with various cms like wordpres...etc.
TO SET UP A PHP ENVIRONMENT
http://azywebcoder.blogspot.in/2012/02/ ... mming.html

then you have to start learn php and mysql from various sources.

NOTE: code by your own hand rather than your mouse .

w3schools.com would be a nice place.
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Thanks azycraze :wink: But still :banghead: I think no one is getting me. I want to know about the detailed steps,please guide me :cry:
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We're getting you, but it's sort of like asking, "I want to become a brain surgeon, what are the detailed steps I must take?" (Well, I'm sorry, that's not fair, but it is pretty much the same issue.) First, there are many more steps than can be described in even several long posts in a forum, and those steps won't be the same for everyone!

To try to help you, though, I endorse azycraze's recommendation that you begin with your own development environment. The sequence of learning topics I would advise are:
  1. HTML
  2. CSS
  3. Javascript
  4. PHP
  5. MYSQL or SQLite
  6. jQuery
That will probably take a year, for an average student.

I avoid CMS frameworks because of their complexity and rigidity, but they are very useful for large, complex websites and for development teams, where several developers must coordinate their efforts on the same project. I will leave it to others to discuss the merits of different CMS frameworks.

If you are asking what steps are involved in a specific web development project, that depends entirely on the complexity of the website, the organization you are working with, what constraints exist, etc. The VERY FIRST STEP is always a thorough ANALYSIS OF REQUIREMENTS. There is more critical work to be done before you turn on a computer than there is in coding! If you neglect this step, your project is guaranteed to fail, trust a very old-timer!

The next steps depend on the results of your analysis. This is why we can't simply show you a list of steps to be used. You may decide to use a CMS or you may not. You may already have a database or you may not. The site may be heavily dependent on user interaction or it may not. All these things and many more will determine what you do next.

If it was easy, everybody could do it and there wouldn't be much money to be made!
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Dear Califdon,
I know these,but i need a fine touch of all these technology
HTML
CSS
Javascript
PHP
MYSQL or SQLite
jQuery

I know that we have to go from analysis phase,But what I want to know is
1. First a website has to be designed,for that you need all above technologies.
2. After that you need to embed the php codes to do all the database related operations.
3. At last we need the CMS to manage the contents of the website.

Am i right now?
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No, you would first decide whether you are going to use a CMS or framework and if so, which one. Then you would use the development techniques appeopriate for that CMS. There are no simple statements that will always determine how you proceed. You must learn all of these technologies and use them in ways that are determined by the details of each project.
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Thanks califdon. For you suggestion. but I need more replies from you guys. please guide me.
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if you already setup your environment and if you are confident about your base in language.
download wordpress and start using it in your testing server.
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Re: Step by step procedure to build and host a php website.

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Still I am not satisfied with the answer.

please try to explain the things to a layman or a beginner.

As much I know, the steps are like this.
1. First design the website.
2. Then implement the code(php) to the database. Suppose we have the retrieve the list of inventory of a farm.

But here in php what is role of CMS. Is php is so famous for the CMS only. :?:
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I need to learn how to build a rocket from scratch, too, but I don't think anyone here is going to be able to teach me how to do that in a single network post. Califdon is trying valiantly to get through to you that what you want to do is something that takes a long time, usually years, of education and practice. It is not something that can be done by a person with no knowledge based on a "step 1, step 2, step 3..." list.

Repeatedly repeating your question, friend, is not going to get you an answer that simply cannot be given.
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munni2012 wrote:Still I am not satisfied with the answer.
A book (e-book or otherwise) will be helpful; like other posters i say learning to build a website properly takes some time to get right (as with many disciplines in life). azycraze makes a good suggestion; setup a cms and learn from that; or keep coding, designing and post any questions you will have. If this fails you could use search engines to find tutorials on this matter. good luck on your coding journey
“Don’t worry if it doesn’t work right. If everything did, you’d be out of a job.” - Mosher’s Law of Software Engineering
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Its useless to discuss more here. I think this all you know. Thanks for all. No need to reply anymore on this thread. :banghead:
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