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toml7379 · 11-25-2007, 06:32 PM

Hi all.

I am currently working on a new website. The site needs to have a members area i.e. so people can log in and view preferences etc. It also needs to be capable of allowing users to 'rate' items of media (eg. star rating out of 5)

Now the thing i want to know is what knowledge do i need to achieve this? I am capable of producing static sites but nothing else really, but im willing to learn. Is it CSS? I honnestly have no idea!

Also would a site like this have greater hosting requiremets?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Tom

rob2009 · 11-25-2007, 07:48 PM

Sounds like a job for PHP. You should actually be able to find a good script that is capable of doing this, but you still need to learn as much as you can.

CSS is just style sheets, they change the way a page looks. I dont think thats gonna help you too much...lol

akula · 11-25-2007, 07:54 PM

what you need to do is:

1) get a webhost
2) download the software from pligg.com
3) install the software on your webhost and you're done

toml7379 · 11-25-2007, 09:24 PM

awesome, thanks guys. I'll try pligg.com. In the meantime i'll read up on php, probably be good to learn it anyway. Any other suggestions anyone?

artistport · 11-29-2007, 06:51 PM

There is another option which would be simple html coding being added to the members page html file. This is not complicated but I would try some software first.

exstatic · 11-30-2007, 03:37 AM

Also, have a look at Joomla.. that might be able to help you out.. has everything you need and is great to use.

emily9 · 11-30-2007, 11:14 AM

You have a look at Joomla.. that are help everythings

john82 · 12-04-2007, 10:51 PM

Also check with rvsitebuilder or look a hosting services that provide this tools.

Nick R · 12-05-2007, 03:43 AM

Let me just say 1 thing, you can not build a site securely on just HTML. You need some sort of backend programming to check user authentication. Otherwise anybody could access the members area. As well as the fact that it would take a lot more work, and you couldn't have a ratings system, comments system, dynamic pages etc.

jackson11 · 12-08-2007, 12:25 PM

u need help iam a nice advicer

chaunna · 12-08-2007, 01:20 PM

I agree with Joomla....

my husband and I run a membership site and we use joomla. Its customizable, and has all the features ur looking for.

We've also built loads of other joomla sites for our customers... pm me if you need some tips on what extensions to install.

Best of luck,
Chaunna