What i want to learn ?

I am my friend has planned to do a website project ( social networking ) for both my studies as well as for business.

i am currently learning PHP for coding my website.

i like to know what are all i want to learn to make my website successful..... like HTML, DHTML, JS, etc.,

our plan is to finish this project within 6 months,,,, can it is possible to learn all and finish the project within 6 months ???

 

Well you'll need HTML to make the website function other then that, it depends what other features you want.

 

HTML/CSS is a must. Then php mysql and you will need somebody who do the graphic part.

good luck

 

we planned to open a site like facebook

 

i am good with graphics,,,, do i need to learn xml, dhtml, js, xhtml,,,, i think it is must to learn RSS......

 

you will definitely need HTML

 

Learning and then creating a social networking site is not possible (particularly if you are planning to do it alone). All the social networking sites were developed by a team of programmers for months if not years.

Learning wise you need to know HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP and My SQL.

My suggestion is search for opensource social networking software and modify it according to your requirement, it will help you to get it done faster

Good luck

 

You might take a look at iSocial, just one among many others available. I agree that modifying existing code would be a lot better given your time frame.
Good luck with your project.

 

use PHP + AJAX!
excellent combination for making social networking sites!..
best example is facebook and orkut ..!

 

php and ajax are the best choices

 

You must have knowledge of HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, AJAX, & MySql for perfect job because all these have their own importance.

 

in todays technology it is possible,,,,,,

have u visited twitter, it is too a social networking website,,,, it is very very simple,,,, and i think it won't take much to open a site like twitter...

 

i don't like to go and modify some others script,,,,,,, i want to do my own,,,,,,, from top to bottom

 

Twitter might look simple, but I asssue you there's a lot more going on behind the scenes than you realize. To be quite honest, if you're asking this question, you aren't ready to be making a site like this. You're better off trying some simple PHP and XHTML sites first to get a good understanding of how everything works.

 

i have planned to open a very simple social networking site like twitter,,,,,, really there will be some technologies used behind,,,,, i am asking about how to learn those technologies.....

 

You will need to learn HTML, CSS, PHP, MYSQL

 

Well, before you try anything else you need a good understanding of XHTML and CSS, and how they work together to create webpages.

Once you've got that down, you'll need to learn a server side language. PHP is the easiest for a beginner, so start with that. Make sure you learn some good Object Oriented skills, as you'll need that later on.

After you have a good understanding of PHP, you'll want to learn how to use a database technology. Again, MySQL is the easiest to start with so go with that. Once you're done, the site is made up of the following bits that you've learnt:

XHTML & CSS - to actually display the layout/content/design of the page
MySQL - to store dynamic data such as user accounts and "tweets"
PHP - to access that data and allow it to be modified

 

thanks for the nice info,,,, i am currently learning PHP in w3schools,,,,, how long does it take to code a site like twitter,,,,,,,,

 

A lot of modern social networking sites make strong use of AJAX to amend content without page reloads, but you could get away without doing this, imo it would be better if half of these sites that used AJAX didn't use it

 

Making a website that will store data, then retrieve it instantly would take around six months optimizing alone.