Hi Guys I haven't been involved for a few months, but getting back into Perl as of now. I'm setting up a new online business, which will be mainly run using Perl because perl is the only computer language I know. I have found it easy to pick up and although there is alot I dont know I am comfortable learning what I need to know as and when I need to.

My question isn't specifically related to perl, but I know alot of you guys are experts in not only perl. I am wanting advice on building a website. Even though 'I know/can find what I need' to hardcode a website using HTML, CSS and Javascript I am wanting to know a quicker way to build a website and then I want to be able to copy that HTML code and paste it into a Perl programme, which can be integrated and executed using the CGI, HTML modules etc.

I want to soley use perl for my website, however designing the actual webpage will be easier if I use things like, Dream Weaver and Wordpress. I have found that wordpress is not giving me the sophisicated site I need, and dreamweaver costs money or I just might not have learned enough about either of them.

I think if anyone knows of an open source type of website builder/designer and can point me in the right direction of tutorials to learn how to use it, I will be in a better position to accomplish my business plan

I am a person with £50 a week for living expenses, no job, a flat/roof over my head, enough food and water to keep me going, an internet connection, 6 months of hosting for as many websites as I want, alot of enthusiasm, a little knowledge of perl/sql/html/css/wordpress/apache/javascript(self taught, learning more all the time), a suit for business meetings, a transit van insured, taxed and tested for a year, normal day wear clothes and my laptop. It doesn't sound alot, but I am very grateful not everyone is fortunate enough to have these

My aim is to build a successful business from nothing, with nothing other than my brain and what I have mentioned above, I plan to do this over a 12 month period starting now using open source products. I will then give back to the open source community and others in my current situation when I am able to in the future. I think this is what open source should be about.

Sorry I have gone on abit, but not posted for over six months. Any help at all will be very much appreciated in relation to designing the website. I would like to thank you in advance for any replys I may get.

In reply to Websites Using Perl by bennierounder

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