Creating a Website from scratch help

[EliteGamer83]

I am going to try and start my own website and learn HTML since I can't afford Host + Domain lol..

Well anyway, so if I am going to code my website from scratch and learn HTML, what do I do first? so I make my server on one of my extra "older" laptops laying around then, what do I do? like how do I get my files made in notepad onoto the website? and do I have to pay for the domain before I can start editing? 

Thanks

[robin1989]

well with the domain if your just wanting it localy you dont need a domain you just use the ip address but if oyu want the domain you need to buy it first and set up your dns etc etc

[EliteGamer83]

So when I pay for the domain what do I actually get then? is it the title of my website just it's just blank white page? then I work on my CSS, design and HTML etc..

[PhenomenalDesigns]

the domain will sort of 'point' to your host, which in this case will be your laptop

[W-Gaming5]

 

[StealthedHunter]

go to w3schools.com. It has very thorough tutorials on html and all other sorts of programming including css c++, and javascript. This the is website i learned html and css on and i learned them both in very very well where i can remember all the code now from memory and make websites pretty easily. I learned it all in one day, probably about 8- 10 hours of work. but once you start doing it it flies buy i didnt even relize i was learning until it was night time all the sudden and i knew all kinds of more stuff

[EliteGamer83]

Thanks!, it's a great site.

I am working on my background template right now.

[W-Gaming5]

 

[EliteGamer83]

Haha I'm just starting. Not even close to being up yet.

Oh hey, how do I make my template "background image" into something that if there are more items on the page it will stretch down page to hold everything without just cutting off at the end of the graphics into plain white.

[aquatsr]

In your CSS file (assuming you're using CSS because that's what you should be doing), put the following code:

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body {
  background: url('your_filename_here') repeat-y top center;
}

what this does is it uses the background you specify and extends it down the page in the horizontal (y) direction, this means that it will continue until (1) your content (text/picture/video) ends or (2) your pre-specified page length ends.

Replace your_filename_here with something like template.jpg, or template.png, or whatever your background file is called.

[EliteGamer83]

Thanks so much aquatsr, you get a +1 if we still had the post rat system