What software is required to design a small commercial website ?

Hi all,





what are the software requirements of designing a small commercial website doing business online. Like taking orders (say dealing in computer parts like HDDs, laptops etc) and processing payments online.





can PHP be used to develop such a website ?





Thanks in advance !

What software is required to design a small commercial website ?
It really depends on your requirement.


For graphics you can use MsPaint which comes free with windows operating system or you can go fot adobe photoshop or Macromedia Freeand, Firworks.





But if your website is using CSS (Cas Cade Style sheets) then you can write them in not pad, word pad or you can go for Macromedia Dreamweaver or you can develop complex sites using Microsoft Visual studio





Even you can do some work using MS-Word.





So its all depends on requirements and choice
Reply:A lot of websites have teh soft ware that you need to make them free with the web site.
Reply:you need to:


learn how to use either html or c.s.s.


get a business web host


get a paypal account or something similar


or get a geek to do it for you
Reply:PhP is great for web development but must be used together with HTML. If you are new to php you can get some good tutorials at php.net. If you are unfamilier with HTML you can visit W3Schools online. The only software that I have used myself to incorperate several languages is Dreamweaver. It is very user friendly once you play around a bit. Hope this helps.
Reply:Here's the reality about "simple commercial websites". They don't exist, at least, not in the real world. A website is easy enough to make, if given enough time to complete, but as soon as you add the option to place orders and make payments, the entire process becomes ten times more difficult. Not impossible, just far more challenging. Here's the bottom line. To make the website itself, you are likely going to need an HTML editor program that will allow you to build the site. Sure, you can use Dreamweaver if you wish, but know that most of the "experts" here suggest Dreamweaver without actually knowing how to use the program themselves. I certainly don't, it's not an easy program to use. Look at some of the question in here. A lot have to do with how to use Dreamweaver. I would suggest a simpler program with less of a learning curve. Then you are going to need a merchant account and a gateway provider to handle your online transactions. All this must be done in a secure environment that would necessitate the inclusion of a secure network on your server that will manage all the online transactions. Or, you can go with PayPal to start off. They offer a good startup program for new merchants and the fees are relatively low. As for PHP, forget it. If you don't know HTML, PHP will leave you lost and frustrated. It's a complex language to use and some experience is necessary to get this code to work for you.





I would start by doing some simple research to find out if the cost is going to justify building the website in the first place, then start researching what software and services are available that would make the process of getting your online business off the ground. The truth is, the quicker you get the site up, the faster you can offer products, but speed should not become more of a priority than a quality website that people will trust to make purchases from.





Good luck,
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Reply:For developing user friendly and attractive web sites you can use macromediadreamweaver. You can also add macromedia fireworks. When you become expert in the subject you can use macromedia flash too. If you wish to handle databases through your web site you can add asp.net capabilities.





Thanks. best of luck.





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Reply:well yeah php is best choice for such webs, you can use Javascript with html as well, but preferable is php.