the development

Your website will be faithfully converted from a design concept into a functional on-screen tool, and our extensive technical knowledge means that we can meet all of your requirements beyond the design phase, regardless of how much technical depth you need.

All websites are developed in-house, by dedicated Orphans Press developers. We understand how important it is to keep close control over web projects so we do not outsource work to off-shore developers.

Client Involvement

We will usually keep in contact with clients throughout the development process, clarifying website features along the way. It's very rare that every aspect can be covered in the initial brief so this ensures the final product is something you're happy with.

As well as keeping in contact we typically upload websites to a private location on the internet whenever we reach key milstones; allowing you to keep track of progress and act as reassurance that everything is going along the right track.

Timescale

A realistic development timescale will always we decided during the planning stages, and we endevour to stick to that.

Ocassionally clients want a large or complex website but also need something online very soon, in which case we like to create a simple website using the chosen design as a template, and then add 'modules' in phased releases.

Technology

Every website has different requirements but we choose to program in PHP whenever a website requires some level of interactivity or dynamic content. PHP is a proven web technology that perfectly fits the needs of everything from the most basic contact form up to a complex online shop or company intranet.

Dynamic information is stored in MySQL databases, which is the chosen technology for some of the worlds largest online businesses. MySQL is a high performance solution and very cost effective so it suits the requirements of the web very well.

Other web based technologies are used as/when websites require them. We can produce effective Flash elements and implment new AJAX techniques if it's called for, as well as providing printable features using either PDF's or special print templates for standard web pages.

We have our own dedicated Apache servers which are available to anyone who would like us to host their website (hosting is detailed on the ongoing oupport page). We are happy to develop sites for use with your own hosting arrangments provding the server meets the basic requirements for running PHP scripts and a MySQL database, if required.