OK I want to make a website for mp3 downloads, in the website I want to have a form, payment options like paypal, shopping cart, and I want to have payments like we pay online to downlad musice form certain websites, and I want a search engin. I already have the hosting company and the domain name. now I want to build it on my own so what do I need to do first. I am a begginer in website development and I dont have any money to spend expect learn I have the books on HTML,PHP,JAVASCRIPT,CSS,MYSQL Database, APEACH,AJAX and on line source, but I dont know where to start should I start with the designe or with the programing should i use a text editor or dreamweaver. I am a beginer in this so I need a toutorials on what these launages are for the books dont explain it well.

Expert Adive please.

Perhaps you should try an open source or commercial shopping cart script with digital downloads management.

http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_an...

http://www.google.com/search?q=digital+d...

It's easier and cheaper than starting from scratch.

You've got a long way to go. It doesn't matter where you start, since you need both client sided scripting (design) and server sided scripting (programming) for your site to work. So pick one and start on it. Take one step at a time.

also, is this such a good idea? selling mp3s? I dont imagine business would be too great with all the other (legal and illegal) mp3 sites out there.