Um, Simple site needs PHP tools...without learning a new language
This is cross-posted in php_dev and the webdesign communities
I am not a code person, whatsoever, but I am a DIY person, so I've been trying to learn the minimum. I'm getting a site going and I want very simple things. The point of the site is to host videos -- I would like each video to have stats on how many times it's been viewed, as well as comment features like LJ/other blogs.
A scratch version of my site is here: http://personalwebs.oakland.edu/~jwwhite/30mom/main.htm
I've been trying to adapt PIVOT, but the PHP is beyond me. I guess I'm looking for a template. I want the main page (the link above) and the "vids" page to behave like a blog, in the middle. I want a forum page...I'll likely use PHPbb or PHPNuke unless someone has a more elegant, simple idea.
The site as it's setup now doens't use CSS, but I'm working on that too. I've found some CSS templates that mostly suit me, I just need a top banner, left-hand side links, and the middle body (where the blog will send).
Any advice/help, sarcastic or sincere, would be much appreciated.
I am not a code person, whatsoever, but I am a DIY person, so I've been trying to learn the minimum. I'm getting a site going and I want very simple things. The point of the site is to host videos -- I would like each video to have stats on how many times it's been viewed, as well as comment features like LJ/other blogs.
A scratch version of my site is here: http://personalwebs.oakland.edu/~jwwhite/30mom/main.htm
I've been trying to adapt PIVOT, but the PHP is beyond me. I guess I'm looking for a template. I want the main page (the link above) and the "vids" page to behave like a blog, in the middle. I want a forum page...I'll likely use PHPbb or PHPNuke unless someone has a more elegant, simple idea.
The site as it's setup now doens't use CSS, but I'm working on that too. I've found some CSS templates that mostly suit me, I just need a top banner, left-hand side links, and the middle body (where the blog will send).
Any advice/help, sarcastic or sincere, would be much appreciated.