I am planning on building a website and I want to know if dreamweaver will accomplish this?

Question

So my vision is that I will build a website where people can share music loops in mp3 form. I got this idea because I could never find a good place to get free loops. People will be able to register so that they can download unlimited loops and also upload loops that they have recorded. I have access to the program Dreamweaver and I just want to know if that program will be able to build the website or will it take more than that?

Answer 1

dreamweaver is to the website you are thinking of, like a spatula is to spaghetti and meatballs.



or better yet, dreamweaver is to your site, like the pen is to the writer of a good book!





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having that software doesn't mean you can do that...it will help you, but you need more (way more) than dreamweaver to accomplish that.



you will need (for example as there are different choices available out there):

-php programming skills

-mysql programming skills

-html, css, and javascript programming skills

-a web hosting service that gives you php, mysql database and web space to accommodate your site content



---if you have all of that, you can build your site, with just the use of a notepad on your computer...

but dreamweaver will simply make coding a bit easier for you.



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good luck.

PS

advice...

instead of having an overall picture of your site...

put every page (every use case scenario) on a sheet of paper...

then start looking into what works and what doesn't...and then you can start to see what functionality you will need...and then (finally) you can start to put together plan to code this thing.



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suggestion...

why reinvent the wheel?

Use Joomla (joomla.org) to create your website...in a matter of days...that will do all that you described...and MORE...totally, free, secure, tested and freely and openly supported by millions around the world. all you would need is a domain name and a web hosting service (i.e. godaddy.com or whatever)

Answer 2

Dreamweaver is merely a tool not a solution. It will allow you to do the job but you will need to learn coding and web design. You will need to learn PHP/CSS/MySQL/HTML minimum to pull this off. MySQL will be the database to hold the loops and PHP will be the code that calls to the database and renders the page into HTML. The design will be done with CSS. If you don't know web design then you have your work cut out for you. No program will just create what you want with a few clicks. This is what is called a dynamic website. Also think about legality. The music must be legally licensed for use on the site, and able to be downloaded.



[EDIT]

You can use Dreamweaver but will need to use code view to write the PHP, JavaScript, SQL etc... You can learn this but it will take time. Use Fireworks for web images not Photoshop.



You will need:

Dreamweaver

Fireworks

Linux web server with MySQL and PHP support

Answer 3

Dreamweaver allows amateurs to design static sites. Nothing more.

Your site requires some interactivity, database, registration, uploads and downloads. You can try with DW, but you will be here six times a day to ask "how can I..." and get no reply.

You can certainly START with DW (to do the mockup), but then, throw away DW and edit the code by hand.

You need:

Photoshop for pictures,

Notepad++ to edit your code,

Knowledge of, at least: HTML, javascript, Php, mySQL, (AJAX) if you are on LAMP server, much more if you are on a window server.

You can try some free scripts, or some webmanagement like Miva, joomla or ruby-on-rails, but it will take you longer to learn how to use them than to learn how to code!

Answer 4

This is an advanced type of website. One that would require a thorough knowledge of code. Particularly PHP and JavaScript. You can create any kind of website in DreamWeaver, but it helps to have a strong foundation in design code, core DOM code and especially PHP for online account management.

Answer 5

if you want a secure place for ppl to register. you will need a database. and dreamweaver doesn't do that for you. plus beware of letting users upload stuff to your site. you only get a certain amount of space



and its not easy to program. dreamweaver wont accomplish all of it. you have to study and learn