Having selected the features of your website and agreed the design, now comes the building stage. All EGN website developments incorporate the following…
- Carefully chosen development tools based on the site requirements.
- Standards compliant code throughout.
- Cross browser compatibility.
- Industry standard development and operating platform.
- Separation of markup from styling from content for flexibility and scalability.
- Consideration for usability and accessibility.
- Progress updates for client feedback.
- Assistance with going live.
The development and operating platform is Linux / Apache / MySQL / PHP – often referred to as the LAMP stack. This is probably the most widely used platform in the world. It’s not something for you to worry about. If you host your site with EGN, then everything is taken care of for you. If you host your site elsewhere, then there are a wealth of suppliers and options. I can advise you.
My development tool of choice is a content management system called Concrete5. This is fine for everything from the smallest site right up to all-singing all-dancing feature-rich web applications. Its appeal lies in its simplicity for site owners to maintain their content and the extensive list of functionality that can be bolted on. So if you want to start small and grow, then there is no fear of hitting brick walls.
