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Alternatives to Yola.com?

Asked by willpower (85points) July 29th, 2009

I need a template-based website builder that will let me download the complete site and host on another server.

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styfle's avatar

Well I’ve never used yola but I’m not sure I understand your question. You want to change hosts for you website? You could do this by uploading your files to the new host via FTP or a web interface if the host offers it.

willpower's avatar

Well, I need a website similar to Yola.com, where I can build a website using templates, without any need for coding, and then download the finished website in a zip file to upload somewhere else. I already have hosting with 1and1; I just need a website to put up there.

styfle's avatar

Can I recommend a CMS? There are a buch of free ones out there like Joomla. What type of site are you trying to build? (blog, etc) Im guessing you don’t know how to set up a mySQL database.

willpower's avatar

If you can suggest a CMS that’s n00b-friendly, that’d be great. I’m trying to build a small business website for my consulting business. And you’re right, I don’t know how to set up a mySQL database.

styfle's avatar

Assuming that host supports PHP and mySQL (it looks like it does), you’ll need to pick one you like. I said Joomla is probably one of the most popular. Here’s what it looks like set up (its slow because its on a free host) and with a nice template: Joomla . Another popular one is Drupal (I haven’t used this one). For a blog, Wordpress is by far the best and most used. Let me know if this helps, and I’ll try to help you out if you have anymore questions.

willpower's avatar

I’ll give Joomla a try. Thanks!

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