What do I need for this to happen...

[mc2thet]

Good morning all,
I have been creating my website and have a question. I want to know what exactly do I need in order to have a website where you can click on the "blog" button, type in your name, email and comment, then click submit, then the comment be placed on the website within seconsds. After some reading and alittle confusion, I think what I will need is:
First: Register a domain name?
Second: Find a host that will allow php or perl on their server, correct?
Third: Obtain feedback forms so that the submit button has an action?

Is this correct? If not please let me know what I left out or am missing and if you could please let me know who would you recommend going with in these different areas I would really appreciate it. Thank you.

[trymbill]

If you use GoDaddy.com (for an example) you'll get PHP / MySQL support and then you can use MySQL to store your information and PHP to submit it and retrieve it.

[KDLA]

Easiest thing would be to download a blog software package such as WordPress. It already has these capabilities built in. All you'd need to do is find a web host (although I believe WordPress does host some, too) and to register a domain name and have it point to your homepage.

KDLA

[mc2thet]

how do i go about obtaining Mysql? Just download it?

[LeeU]

Please don't cross post. The other one has been merged with this one.

[gomisute]

You will need a "home" for your website...so when you get web hosting from a provider, they will give you the following:
web space;
Apache web server;
ftp/ssh service;
php/cgi support;
one or more databases (i.e. MySQL);
and more...
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You will also need an "address" for his "home" and this is called a Domain Name (i.e. something.com )

So...when you have your hosting and your domain name,
you can start to write your pages (program your html, php, etc...) and upload them to your webspace.

The best way to set up a BLOG that will allow you to post something and have others comment on it, would be Wordpress (wordpress.org)!
You can easily install it on your website and start using it in under 5 minutes.

OR, if you want to bypass the hosting, the domains, etc...set up a FREE Blog at blogger.com run by Google.
Any more questions, ask us here.

[mc2thet]

Sorry about the cross posting. I think all of my questions have been answered. Thank you much!