I want to build a couple of websites, but I'm not sure which programs I should use on Linux. Any help would be apprieciated.

You mean an editor for HTML/scripting, or a server program like Apache for running a site on a machine?

To write a simple website easily, http://ww.nvu.com is a good enough program.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Proud
You mean an editor for HTML/scripting, or a server program like Apache for running a site on a machine? [/QUOTE

Apache. Which ditstro would be a good one to use? Or does it make a difference?

I'd say that it isn't the distro that matters the most, but your understanding of keeping it secure and up to date, expecially if you'll be providing a permanent site for a business, etc. Having said that, some are more suited to server/security-critical uses, instead of newbie-friendlyness. But all major distros should come with a properly configured apache package for you to test and learn with.

ok thanks.

so if I write the website in HTML on openoffice....whats my next step?

(I'm a newb with the whole website thing )

save it as a .html file, as regular text

btw, you might want to use a text editor, not a office suit thats made for office (fancy) document writing

i have it saved as HTML...but now how do I get in on the web?

mjl_2007 i suggest quanta for writing html.

For uploading the pages you have to have server account, do you have one?
If not, i think geocities and yahoo are offering free server accounts for web page publishing. Maybe you could throw an eye on them.

can't I run it off my own computer? What makes qunata better (just want to know comparisons).

Writing a website and running a website are two very different things. The first is understanding a simple text based markup language, the second usually requires knowledge of how the internet works (DNS, TCP/IP) and securely allowing other computers to connect to yours. You could try find a free/cheap place that'll provide hosting for your site instead of use your own pc, otherwise you'll want to maybe buy a domain name if you want to have an always-on website.

Edit: Oh, and a large number of ISPs forbid running servers on your machines, eg web servers like Apache, and also your connection may not be suited to a site of any amount of traffic (upload bandwidth and latency etc).

What makes quanta better?

You said you're writing your HTML in OpenOffice.org. Just try quanta and you'll see what's better (tag completition, auto tag closing, colors and much more).

Ok. Does anybody know of a good place to host my site besides Yahoo?? Anybody know about 1and1.com and how they are?