newbie needs help

[diverdowndoc]

Hi- I am brand-spankin new to all this and I don't know a SQL from a CGI. I have registered my domain name at dotster.com, and now I need help!

1) Who of quality can I get to host it for free or at least for cheap? I'm hoping for a fast, reliable server with all the bells and whistles (ads are ok I guess, but no frames, pop-ups or porn or spamming) with an easy to use interface since I am just learning.

2) where can I look for a comprehensive guide to all this, or at least a dictionary so I can understand y'all!

I need something like Internet for Dummies. Until I get that, please offer a resource or two!

Thanks!

[niv]

hmm...need any features in particular?


1) DigitalRice (Free, $3-$20 per month) - space varies, 25 MB+. CGI/SSI, FTP, Real, ASP, No ads.

2) Crosswinds.net (Free) - Good for newbies actually. no ads. the only disadvantage is they dont allow rm or mp3 files and no perl.

3) Cavendo.com - No ads. 50 MB, CGI/SSI, FTP

4) U can always check the power search at:
http://www.freewebspace.net/search/power.shtml


[Edited by needcgispace on 12-20-2000 at 06:48 PM]

[diverdowndoc]

Thanks for the quick reply!

I would like at least to be able to post JPEG, AVI and MP3, with links to other sites, but I don't know what else is possible. I'm sure I'll want it. I did a webpage on MS Web Publisher, and that wasn't hard, I guess I would be satisfied for now with a place to upload it. I also would like to learn html, but that will take more time than I have.

Thanks!

[diverdowndoc]

P.S. What is rm and perl?

[Cracker]

Originally posted by needcgispace
hmm...need any features in particular?

Crosswinds.net (Free) - Good for newbies actually. no ads. the only disadvantage is they dont allow rm or mp3 files and no perl.


To correct you, Crosswinds *temporarily* has pop-up ads, but they should be gone in a month (I'm guessing, according to their updates page at http://home.crosswinds.net/updates/ ). Also, they DO allow .rm (real media) and .mp3 files if they're under 45 seconds in length (and if they're song files must start from the beginning of the song) OR if you have them approved by Crosswinds beforehand (by following their procedures according to http://home.crosswinds.net/sign_up/media.php ). However, I don't think that they're *currently* making any new media approvals; they're on hold until Crosswinds gets their new servers in.

[Coolin]

Since you registered a domain, you might want to actually use that domain. And most (if not all) of the services posted above don't support domainhosting. www.worldzone.net gives you very basic domain hosting with a easy to use interface. www.netcabins.com gives you full domainhosting, but it might be a little too complex for you.

[sHaWn]

I would be willing to help you by creating a cheap but great design, and install all the technical stuff and explain it to you for $100.

This is very reasonable, considering a design for your web apge may range from $350 to $1000

[niv]

rm is realmedia. realnetworks' (realnetworks.com) realplayer plays video/audio that can be DVD/CD quality all the way down to downgraded 14K video. it uses realproducer to encode files that have either been compressed (i.e. MPEG/MP3/QuickTime) or uncompressed (i.e. WAV/AVI). Its great. its just that its not often allowed and your account will be terminated.

perl is a scripting language that u really ought to learn if u want to perfect yourself in the web world. its really easy to learn. its very similar to C, only u need a $ in front of a variable

mp3. forget about it. no one's gonna host u unless its a warez site.