couple questions, ? Options

[monkigurl77]

What is:
FTP?
CGI-Bin?
mySQL?



And what exactly would I need, besides a host, to make my own website?

[freeflow]

FTP:

Short for File Transfer Protocol, the protocol for exchanging files over the Internet. FTP works in the same way as HTTP for transferring Web pages from a server to a user's browser and SMTP for transferring electronic mail across the Internet in that, like these technologies, FTP uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols to enable data transfer.
FTP is most commonly used to download a file from a server using the Internet or to upload a file to a server (e.g., uploading a Web page file to a server).

CGI-BIN:

CGI-BIN - A directory on the server where the executable CGI scripts reside.

MySQL:

MySQL is an open source relational database management system (RDBMS) that uses Structured Query Language (SQL), the most popular language for adding, accessing, and processing data in a database. It is downloadable from mySQL website (http://www.mysql.com) and tailor it to their needs in accordance with the general public license. MySQL is noted mainly for its speed, reliability, and flexibility.

all you need to get your site up is
- a host
- ftp knowledge . to learn this you can basically read tutorials at a ftp site.
example : smartFTP cuteFTP? etc.
- just because you get hsoted doesn't mean you get MySQL so that might not be a requirement for you too learn. you would have to ifnd a host that would give you that.
- Html & codeing knowledge ofcourse.
- CSS


But, if you buying your own domain ofcourse you get msql so yea you would need to know alittle about that.


Helpful tutorials you should take alook at :
http://pixelfx.org/tuts/html/basichtml.html
http://pixelfx.org/tuts/other/add-db.html
http://pixelfx.org/tuts/other/cuteftp.html

[talcumpowder]

A graphics program that can atleast type out words. You might eventually need a logo or a header or something of that nature.
It also depends on what type of site you are planning to start as well... If you wanted to start a blog knowladge of some blogging device would be useful... If you were planning to start a fanlisting, you should have basic knowladge of PHP in order to use a script and make your life so much easier. A site with tons of content might also require PHP so you don't have to change every page when you want a new layout... Oh, and knowladge of CSS is essential nowadays.

[*mipadi*]

What is:
CGI-Bin?

cgi-bin is (as noted) a directory that holds CGI scripts. To expand: CGI is short for "Common Gateway Interface" and is used to describe any sort of scripting that handles data on the web, especially that from filling out HTML forms. The most common language used in CGI scripts is Perl, although others can be used.