I am pretty good with computers in general but I am a newbie to the whole web design scene. Here is my situation.
I am working on designing a website that will provide information on different real estate properties. I have designed some basic websites in the past, but I realized that this would have to be different. So I started researching about how a site like this should be configured, and I found out that I will need to use a WEB APPLICATION and a DATABASE.
So here is where I start to get confused. First of all, I will be using Dreamweaver MX to for this. I understand the general concept of web apps but I really don't understand how to set it up on my computer. I understand that there are many different technologies out there now like ASP, JSP, coldfusion, etc. Now I know that the technology that I choose must be compatible with the hosting company that I use. I found out that my hosting company supports ASP, PHP, and coldfusion. So from here, I did some research and I discovered that coldfusion is better than the others in many aspects. So, I am thinking that I will use COLDFUSION AS MY WEBAPP.
Ok, so I have solved one thing, now on to a database. I am thinking that since I am familiar with MS Access, I can start of by using this as my database and move up to something else down the road, right?
So my first question is whether coldfusion is compatible with an MS Access database?
If it is compatible, how do I set up dreamweaver to where I can design this page? I thought I had to setup IIS on my computer so I did that. From here, I get really confused. I know I have to setup a 'TESTING SERVER' but I dont understand how to do this. Should the folder of the testing server be the same as my Local root folder?
I would appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.
I am working on designing a website that will provide information on different real estate properties. I have designed some basic websites in the past, but I realized that this would have to be different. So I started researching about how a site like this should be configured, and I found out that I will need to use a WEB APPLICATION and a DATABASE.
So here is where I start to get confused. First of all, I will be using Dreamweaver MX to for this. I understand the general concept of web apps but I really don't understand how to set it up on my computer. I understand that there are many different technologies out there now like ASP, JSP, coldfusion, etc. Now I know that the technology that I choose must be compatible with the hosting company that I use. I found out that my hosting company supports ASP, PHP, and coldfusion. So from here, I did some research and I discovered that coldfusion is better than the others in many aspects. So, I am thinking that I will use COLDFUSION AS MY WEBAPP.
Ok, so I have solved one thing, now on to a database. I am thinking that since I am familiar with MS Access, I can start of by using this as my database and move up to something else down the road, right?
So my first question is whether coldfusion is compatible with an MS Access database?
If it is compatible, how do I set up dreamweaver to where I can design this page? I thought I had to setup IIS on my computer so I did that. From here, I get really confused. I know I have to setup a 'TESTING SERVER' but I dont understand how to do this. Should the folder of the testing server be the same as my Local root folder?
I would appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.