Can i create a professional site using just css and html? -- LiveWire Tech Forums

CSS and HTML are usually only used for the layout and some simple forms, This means that if you want it to be interactive (having members, forums, submitting content, ect) or anything like that, you WILL need to learn another programming language so that you can do this. I would suggest learning SQL and PHP. Javascript would also be helpful. PHP has a wide variety of uses, It can be used for interactive things like forums, blogs, rating systems and a lot of other scripts; Another use that PHP has is for security, PHP can be used to set cookies and it can also be used to encrypt strings and decrypt (some) strings. SQL is used to insert or get values from a MYSQL Database, A MYSQL database stores information, If you plan to have users on your website then a MYSQL database is used to store the users information which can include Usernames, Passwords, Email, DOB and all of that stuff, The MYSQL database can also store other things like articles. JavaScript is similar to PHP, It is used for interactive things but it can also be used to make things like menus, alert boxes, set cookies and more. It is vital that you know atleast PHP and MYSQL if you want to have a successful website that will function. You should also learn about security in all of these languages because your website could be exploited if you do not secure all your scripts properly. Flash is not that important in developing a website, It would have some benefits but in my opinion it isn't worth learning it for what you are looking for. Flash is used in some websites but I know a lot of people prefer websites without it; This is for a variety of reasons, One of them being that flash can take more time to load then a regular page and also that some browsers don't support it. If you don't want to learn any of those languages that I suggested then you could always try and find scripts for each of the individual things that you need on your web page, I don't recommend this though because it will limit your website, One way that it can limit your website is that the members of your website have to sign up multiple times to use different parts of the website, Example; If you have a forum script and a chat room script on your website and they both require the user to sign up to use them, Your chat room will not use the same MYSQL database as your forum, This means that your users will have to sign up for your forum and then sign up again for your chat room, This can be very unpleasant for the user and may even make you loose some customers. Making your own scripts means that you can fully customize them however you want, A problem with using other peoples scripts is that it can be hard to read other peoples coding if you aren't experienced at PHP, Some scripts can also be encoded which means that you won't be able to read them at all. A good place to start learning some of the languages I suggested is at W3SCHOOLS, If you need to check your HTML or CSS for errors or stuff that should be fixed you can use the W3 VALIDATOR. If you have any questions or need help with any of the stuff I mentioned in my post you can PM me and I will help you out to the best of my ability. Good luck on your website and be sure to post any problems you have here or if you need any advice on anything.

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