Are there any html gurus out there who might be able to help me? I'm working in straight HTML, as I have no experience in CSS, PHP, XML, DHTML or anything fancy...
Very briefly, my problem is: I don't want to change every page every time I add/remove/change a link in the link menu...
On my local copy, I built my index page to contain header, link, footer, and an inline frame that points to "body.html". "Body" is a single-frame page, with the only cell being titled "main"--with the default page being "home.html"
All the links within "index" are targeted to "main"-so when I change pages, only the inline frame refreshes.
When I upload to GeoCities--the initial setup shows correctly, however all links, instead of loading inside the frame, loads independantly. (To see what I'm talking about, check out geocities.com/gawain_viii/mystara
Can anybody help?
Roger
Another, less invasive option, is to use PHP include directives. It amounts to moving your menu (and any other common parts) to other files, and replacing them with the following line:
<?php include("menu.php"); ?>
Where menu.php is the file containing the common part.
Rename all files to the .php extension so that the include directives will be processed, and you're done.
GP
check out geocities.com/gawain_viii/mystara
Nice site, Roger
BTW, I guess you prbably already know this, but there's no race listed for Draconic, and those listed from the languages below of this one are misplaced because of it
Nice site, Roger
Thanks
I couldn't get GeoCities to display properly, and none of the free wikis that I found allowed for the level of customization I like, so I just gave up on that method. I did find a really, really nice template, which I've implimented.
BTW, I guess you prbably already know this, but there's no race listed for Draconic, and those listed from the languages below of this one are misplaced because of it
Yeah, I was trying to cheat... I placed the list of languages in a single cell of a table. It works just fine at 1024x788 resolution with the window maximized... but when you add Yahoo's ad tab, or resize the window, or use a different resolution, the formatting gets screwed. I'll fix it sometime this week, and place each entry in it's own cell.
Thank you to everybody who tool a look and offered suggestions.
Roger
There are even free web hosts out there that support these kinds of technologies, you just have to be willing to look around for them.
If you've got the attention to detail and patience to write all the content that you did, you should be able to pick up enough PHP to let you build the kind of website that you want very quickly. The server-side includes is going to be your basic tool to understand.
Take a delve through opersourcecms.com to find a package that can provide the basics for you. Consider using Joomla or phpNuke, then customise the templates and functionality to your tastes.
A knowledge of PHP will take you a long way in building websites.
I wouldn't go THAT far, haha. I'll say that it's a good language for the hobbyist, though.
Consider using Joomla or phpNuke, then customise the templates and functionality to your tastes.
I've used a number of commercial and enterprise-level CMS systems, but the reports from my friends about Joomla have been pretty universally positive. I've used DotNetNuke but was never really happy with it but I think I was aiming a lot higher than what DNN could deliver.