HOW do I create a website like this one??

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Joined: Apr 2005

Me and my friend want to setup a website as a project and we're looking at

bensbargains.net

It has a clean interface with features like discussion board and previous archives. We're both computer science students but have never worked on creating a website before. Can anyone tell us where to start in order to create a site JUST like bensbargains.net? We know some basic HTML, but a site like this seems to require a lot more than HTML.

We just need a starting point, What kind of technology/software they use, or links to helpful websites would be great.

Thanks.

-Jay

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Something like PHP Nuke might work. http://phpnuke.org/

However, to keep hackers from being able to get in, you have to check out their site constantly for upgrades. I've used it on a couple of sites in the bast, and have found it very useful. A site I currently use it on is coolcollecting.com

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If you're doing it as a project I'm assuming you'd have to write everything yourself instead of using a CMS tool. You'll need to use a scripting language and a database. I suggest PHP and MySQL. Here are some links to get you started:

http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/99/21/index2a.html - php/mysql tutorial
http://www.pantz.org/database/mysql/mysqlcommands.shtml - mysql commands
http://www.zend.com/php5/articles/php5-mysqli.php - mysqli php extension
http://www.htmlite.com/mysql003.php - mysql data types
http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp - php tutorial
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/php/2004/08/26/PHPformhandling.html - php form handling
http://www.evolt.org/article/PHP_Login_Script_with_Remember_Me_Feature/17/60265/index.html - example of a php/mysql login system

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2 things you need to create something like this. Must people dont have it......
1) Time
2) Money

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