Episode #19


Web Server Recommendations

I am looking to build a website for myself at the moment, and then api-ing it out to the open source world, but I have a question about how I should go about writing it, what to use and what kind of server requirements you think i might need. I am looking to be able to integrate flickr accounts, reading RSS feeds, twitter integration, Delicious, DIGG integration, some kind of planner/calendar software and whatever else i think of. Maybe even pulling podcasts and then storing them locally on that server for easy access anywhere. I am willing to give a wordpress site with widgets a try but I’m really kinda wanting a web-app for more tweakablilty. And like I said something I can share. Skills I have: Html and all inversions of, PHP, VB.Net, SQL, and CSS. Hopefully you can help me out Leo.

Matthew, Winnabow, NC



It depends on how much work you want to do yourself. Most good Content Management Systems (CMS) can handle what you want to do, but you may need to do some of your own PHP coding. Drupal (www.drupal.org) is free and an excellent choice. If you want to roll your own, learn Ruby on Rails (www.rails.org).