In Minecraft, How do you make an infinite water/lava source?

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Do you just pour water/lava around in a hole randomly? I tried that but it still didn't work.
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How do you get infinite water and lava in Minecraft?
There is no way to make infinite lava sources in the current version vanilla Minecraft. The block that was previously air becomes another water source block. This means that you can pick it up with a bucket, and then the 2 other water sources will create it again.How to make an INFINITE LAVA source and water source! (Minecraft)
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