How to Design Dynamic Websites
Designing a dynamic website can be a daunting task for even the most experienced of IT professionals. So it's important to have a clear vision of what you want your website to be and do before you even decide on a domain name.
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Things You'll Need
- Internet connection
- Knowledge of HTML and related technologies
- Knowledge of Flash
Instructions
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Making Your Own Dynamic Website
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Determine the type of website you want to create. It is important to know exactly what you want your website to do, since that will determine what tools you will need to compose it. Popular website types include e-commerce sites, personal and professional blogs, various fan sites, and personal and business homepages. This list is by no means exhaustive and you should not feel limited by it.
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Familiarize yourself with Flash and any other tools you want to use, including HTML and XML. Adobe's Flash is something of a standard at the moment for dynamic websites. Regardless of the type of website, if you want it to be considered dynamic, you'll need to use Flash---or something like it. The up-and-coming HTML5 is a good Flash alternative for some applications, particularly if you want to host video content on your site.
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Explore your hosting options. Truly dynamic sites tend to use more bandwidth and server space than their plainer counterparts, so it's important to select a stable and well-respected hosting provider. Other things to consider are cost and the server-side applications a particular host makes available to you.
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Code your site using whatever tools you prefer. Expensive ones such as Adobe's Dreamweaver are nice but not necessary. It's important to make your site visually impressive, but don't go too far. There is a fine line between impressive and annoying, so make sure your graphics and other media add something to your site's purpose and don't merely distract the user.
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Check your site for any errors. Most IDE's (integrated development environments) allow you test your site in a number of different browsers. This is crucial, because some browsers render pages differently than most others---especially Internet Explorer. If you find no errors, and everything looks satisfactory, then publish your site.
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