How to create a website which has the following features?

You can find step by step guide on how to create a website at website like http://advancescript.com/webdesign.htm ,etc .

First, if you're not a web developer, you have to either learn to be one or hire one to do this job for you, but it will cost you ! Second, you have to buy the domain name ! :) Third, if you want to have a dedicated server, know that you will have to do LOTS of server administration work and security! and buy a static IP with high bandwidth, unless you want to host this dedicated server somewhere else which will cost you money. So, as a start, you should use shared hosting and when you're web site gets popular, then you can think about having your own dedicated server at home or at a hosting company. Since you are planning to let users register and interact with your website, then you will need a Database and a Service Side technology. Now, for the database. MySQL is nice because it's free. But I recommend MS SQL Server. MySQL is cheaper that MS SQL Server For the website programming, PHP is cheap, ASP.NET is a little expensive and Java EE is very expensive! The hosting server will depend on the technology you will use to develop your website. Linux servers usually host Java EE and PHP. While Windows Server host ASP.NET website. Linux hosting is cheaper than Windows Server hosting. I recommend using Network Solutions for hosting. I have lots of websites hosted there and their services are amazing.

Just Joomla.. its the best.. easy to use, easy to install, you can find more extension in the net like forums and more. yes dedicated server is needed... contact us to help you for this. look at this site. this is joomla 1.5.11. not yet finish. ndtc.edu.ph/elbren this is pure joomla and extension that easily found in internet

You want a "simple" social network with very basic functions, not much to it. However, your wording of question says that you do not have much experience in programming, hence, don't try to do it yourself: although "simple" to develop, it is still way above the abilities of any beginner (and even some relatively experienced coders). To get your website up and running, google "hosting services" and search a local host. Analyse their plans. Usually, they offer domain name and hosting in one package. Look and subscribe to a server that offers: - domain name registration, - hosting on LAMP server [Linus/unix, Apache, Mysql and Php] (No Window, please, that would be the biggest mistake you can make (==> licence fees all over the place, average annual cost 3 x higher, Microsoft inexistent "support", bug filled ASP etc...) - You do NOT need a dedicated server (more expensive), unless you have 1000's of visitors per day. You can always change later. - Place a development request with rentacoder.com, web2coders.com, getafreelancer.com to get quotes for your development. - Contract with one of the developer to do the work. - Reasonnably expect quotes from 800$ to 2500$. (Anything below and you WILL bite your fingers - that's a promise). Now, some warnings: - A reasonnable social network will take 4 to 8 weeks to develop (shorter time means using free scripts that will give you troubles later), although yours could take only 2-4 weeks. - Once on-line, do not expect 1000's of visitors per month: it takes AGES to get visitors, and depends essentially on the contents of your site. Be happy if you get 15 unique daily visitors to your site after six months, or prepare yourself to invert heavilly in advertising (not on the net, but in the local papers, radio, TV). Good luck!

You can use phpbb or vbulletin which has a forum style format which will help you in ur idea. And more over you need not to be an excellent programmer to maintain this, bcoz this is a CMS which has all built in features, and if you need any modules to be added along that can alos be done. Mainly its an opensouce feature, so it ll save you money too. Fora clear picture, Create a site, and have few static pages, ve a phpbb forum in it, and a wordpress blog too. that makes you site complete. Regards Santhosh http://www.santhoz-teaches.blogspot.com/ (All Tutorials Blog)