How to build a website similar to ModelMayhem.com
Noob question ahead!
What do I need to build a website similar to ModelMayhem.com?
Will I need to wait 2-3 years till I'm done with my CS degree that I recently started so I'll have the necessary programming skills required to build a site similarly styled to MM or is there a way to build it now?
PS. I'm a noob, I just started Comp Sci at Uni. All help will be greatly appreciated
What do I need to build a website similar to ModelMayhem.com?
Will I need to wait 2-3 years till I'm done with my CS degree that I recently started so I'll have the necessary programming skills required to build a site similarly styled to MM or is there a way to build it now?
PS. I'm a noob, I just started Comp Sci at Uni. All help will be greatly appreciated
| What do I need to build a website similar to ModelMayhem.com? |
Why?
| PS. I'm a noob, I just started Comp Sci at Uni. All help will be greatly appreciated |
You just started programming, and you want to make a website for models? Bit strange...
as far as what you need, I don't know much, but I know enough to know that C++ isn't your tool.
EDIT:
I consider modeling the most useless job in our society today, and have no respect for those who choose that career path.
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Well this is probably the wrong forum for you. C++ can be useful in writing servers and such, but I'd prefer C for the job, and even then it's only used rarely. As far as making websites go I would use the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) setup. It looks like modelmayhem.com uses PHP, but I'm not sure about the rest. You'd also probably want to look into JavaScript for your client-side needs, but it takes a good deal of care to have efficient code that 1) Doesn't take away from page load time and 2) Isn't riddled with security holes as can often happen on client side scripts. This isn't to say that neat and secure JavaScript can't be accomplished. Learning Apache shouldn't be too difficult if you have server experience, and PHP and MySQL go together nicely so you shouldn't have much trouble with them either. Linux certainly can be tricky to learn, but if you start out with a nice and easy distro like Ubuntu or Linux Mint it shouldn't be that hard. I personally use openSUSE, which is a fantastic distro I recommend you try. Lastly, you need to learn HTML and CSS, which isn't very hard at all and once again they both go together. They are the languages of the internet :)
Also, I don't know why you'd want to make a website like modelmayhem.com, it's design is pretty poor. The website design isn't very aesthetically pleasing... but there are other aesthetically pleasing parts *creepy* Hope this helps :)
Also, I don't know why you'd want to make a website like modelmayhem.com, it's design is pretty poor. The website design isn't very aesthetically pleasing... but there are other aesthetically pleasing parts *creepy* Hope this helps :)
@king214
I'm not making a website for models, I was just giving an example of the type of website (social network) I'd like to build
@ascii
Thanks alot for that post and all the info!!
Regarding MM, you're right, it's not that pleasing to the eye, I just chose it as an example of the type of site I'd like to build (social network).
Lol the site might not be a sight for sore eyes but some of those members sure are :d
Earlier tonight while doing research I noticed the same thing about the design, and I noticed that two other very popular websites (Facebook and LinkedIn) are also very plain without a lot of colors or hoopla
My opinion as someone who's not a programmer (yet) or a website designer:
MM: the front page is crammed with "stuff"
FB (which I'm new to): looks very plain and simple.
LIn (new to also): looks very simple and clean like FB
I'm not making a website for models, I was just giving an example of the type of website (social network) I'd like to build
@ascii
Thanks alot for that post and all the info!!
Regarding MM, you're right, it's not that pleasing to the eye, I just chose it as an example of the type of site I'd like to build (social network).
Lol the site might not be a sight for sore eyes but some of those members sure are :d
Earlier tonight while doing research I noticed the same thing about the design, and I noticed that two other very popular websites (Facebook and LinkedIn) are also very plain without a lot of colors or hoopla
My opinion as someone who's not a programmer (yet) or a website designer:
MM: the front page is crammed with "stuff"
FB (which I'm new to): looks very plain and simple.
LIn (new to also): looks very simple and clean like FB
Do you guys think using a service like PHPFox(http://www.phpfox.com/) to build my social network would be a good idea?
The network is for a specific niche, but it's a niche with a relatively sizable membership count so at it's peak I'd expect the site to have around 1 million members or a little less.
(Ps. Modelmayhem as about 2 million members if I recall correctly)
The network is for a specific niche, but it's a niche with a relatively sizable membership count so at it's peak I'd expect the site to have around 1 million members or a little less.
(Ps. Modelmayhem as about 2 million members if I recall correctly)
I'd imagine most social networks are made from scratch.
:o That's a lot of members. I don't know all the details of course, but that's a lot of people and would require some big friggin databases.
| so at it's peak I'd expect the site to have around 1 million members or a little less. |
:o That's a lot of members. I don't know all the details of course, but that's a lot of people and would require some big friggin databases.
You already made this topic a few days ago. I'm guessing you're just spamming to get that website out there?
No, I asked in the C++ section but was told I'm posting in the wrong place so I reposted here in the general area
I haven't even made the site yet (which is why I'm asking here how to make it) to be able to spam it
I haven't even made the site yet (which is why I'm asking here how to make it) to be able to spam it
I believe that Gaminic is talking about the random modeling site you mentioned earlier...
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