# Sources of Website development

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sources-of-website-development/193576>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 7, 2003, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sources-of-website-development/193576 "2003-08-07T13:36:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Somnambulist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Somnambulist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somnambulist)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sources-of-website-development/193576/1 "2003-08-07T13:36:35Z")

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Can any dopers recommend a good source of cheap/free Website development?

I have a relatively simple but fun (I hope!) idea for an interactive website, which will require visitors to submit to and update a database. If I had the time to teach myself I could probably do the necessary coding but I don’t, so need some help!

I will search around the web but any links or suggestions would be most welcome.

(mods, if this should be elsewhere, apologies and please move)

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**Author:** ![mrbuddylee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@mrbuddylee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrbuddylee)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sources-of-website-development/193576/2 "2003-08-07T15:24:52Z")

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Your best bet is to download Macromedia Dreamweaver ([www.macromedia.com](http://www.macromedia.com)). It comes with a very easy to use database setup wizard, and that should get you coding in no time. I think that’s about as close to free as you’re going to get. Unless you can use free stuff that’s been built already (surveys, messageboards, etc.)

Good luck. With more specifics I might be able to point you to some more downloadable goodies.

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**Author:** ![quarrossimo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@quarrossimo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quarrossimo)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sources-of-website-development/193576/3 "2003-08-07T15:59:23Z")

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You could try [Postnuke](http://www.postnuke.com) or [PHPNuke](http://www.phpnuke.org/) - both are open source and free. Both have reasonable support in their user forums - I use both so I have first-hand knowledge. Am a non-techie - so the support has come in handy several times!

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**Author:** ![Somnambulist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Somnambulist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somnambulist)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sources-of-website-development/193576/4 "2003-08-08T07:23:02Z")

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Thanks **mrbuddylee** and \*\* quarrossimo \*\*, I will take a look at those.