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« on: October 02, 2012, 10:52:10 AM » |
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I do this for hobby and would love to have my own weather website but I don't want to have to pay to have one. Anyway to build one free?
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Bushman
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« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2012, 10:56:28 AM » |
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Sure - get some free web designer SW like NVU/Komposer and get one of the free web page providers.
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saratogaWX
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« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2012, 12:18:23 PM » |
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Free websites generally do not offer PHP (or offer it in a way that adds code to each page espousing the 'free' nature of the hoster) so won't run any fancy website stuff such as scripts -- you would be limited to what you can provide using HTML only.
Many of the weather software packages include free HTML-based templates that would work with a free hoster, if that hoster allows FTP to the website.
If you spend just a little bit a year, e-rice.net hosts many of the weather folks, offers PHP and is $10 to $20/year for hosting.. almost free. A 'regular' hoster will charge 8-12$/month for hosting and throw in a domain name .. that's only a couple of Lattes a month.
Best regards,
Ken
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Ken True/Saratoga, CA, USA main site: saratoga-weather.orgDavis Vantage Pro Plus - FARS, Boltek-PCI/NexStorm, GRLevel3, WD, WL, VWS, Cumulus, Meteohub Free weather PHP scripts/website templates - update notifications on Twitter saratogaWXPHP |
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Farmtalk
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« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2012, 12:35:23 PM » |
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With what Ken said, there are some affordable ways to build a nice site with scripts. I bought my domain and hosting in a bundle with ixwebhosting for 4.99/month and I dont have a complaint..
But for free websites, I used webs.com, and jimdo for a little while, you could check those out and see if you like them.
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William Grimsley
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« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2012, 12:36:56 PM » |
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Hi Joseph,
Actually now you've said that. Can I have a look at your webs.com site?
Will
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Farmtalk
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« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2012, 12:45:17 PM » |
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Hi Will, sorry but I got rid of it a long time ago for the ixwebhosting hosting and domain package that I purchased that I mentioned above  |
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« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2012, 01:02:03 PM » |
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If you're looking for something simple, you can check out WordPress.com. They offer a lot free templates to choose from, but you'll most likely have to do some customization. But I know WordPress has a lot of free plugins that you could use for your site, and I think they even have a free hosting option; however, your site will have "wordpress" in the domain name I think. You can also check out another CMS called Joomla. I haven't done anything with Joomla, but I've heard some decent reviews about it. It definitely may be worth spending a couple bucks to get exactly what you want ... you can buy domain names for pretty cheap and find some cheap hosting options. Good luck  |
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William Grimsley
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« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2012, 01:29:35 PM » |
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Hi Will, sorry but I got rid of it a long time ago for the ixwebhosting hosting and domain package that I purchased that I mentioned above Hi Joseph, That's ok. Don't worry.  Will |
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wxman1952
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« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2012, 07:00:32 PM » |
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Hi;
I made my weather website from webs.com It's free and though I can't do php, I think it's a pretty good site if I say so myself lol.
Hope to see your new site and whart you finally come up with.
Mike
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VaJim
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« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2012, 07:47:51 PM » |
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« Reply #11 on: October 16, 2012, 05:10:43 PM » |
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I don't know who your ISP is, but many offer free web space with your internet service. I'm on a satellite service provider & get 10mb for my "vanity page". I used it for a few years with the templates from WeatherLink.
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« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2012, 06:05:32 PM » |
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Any help with a web site would be great. thanks  |
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pwdiver
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« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2012, 06:33:01 PM » |
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Dont mind if I have to pay a little I had one a couple of years ago thru Go daddy but all I had was a Generic script from VWS  |
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