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I wasn't sure where to post this but here goes....

I am building my own website...only nitch is that I have no idea of what I am doing. I have no idea of how to even access the databases and assemble them. And the FTP program confuses the malarky out of me. I don't have much dough but I will be able to give 200 bucks to the person who is kind enough to help me. I already have a host and 3 years worth of hosting. After that I am all confused with MySQL and PHP. cratch

If you're new to web page design, and you're trying to program an SQL database and use PHP then you've probably bitten off more than you can chew. This is not something to take on lightly. SQL programming is rather technical.

You have any programming experience?

I'm no SQL programmer so I can't help you.

Does the website have to have an SQL database? What are you doing with it?

I don't have any programming experience with SQL or PHP. It doesn't have to have an SQL database but it has to have some sort of database system.

It'll basically be a sort of database to keep track of the items people have and their accounts and such.

Challenging 1st time web project. You might want to bring in a web monkey to do it.

LoL...that's what I've been trying to do...I think I'll probably go around to some PHP or SQL forum to find somebody because no one seems to know how to do it.

What kind of website are you planning? You might not need to go the PHPO, SQL route unless you're looking at large databases.

VERY large databases...we're talking huge.

I got a pm from MrYogi saying he'd help me but so far, after a few replies and PMs, he has never replied...I even sent him an email and another pm....it's been a few weeks now I think.

i program php and sql, EXACTLY what do u want to do?
if u wanna see an example
try http://www.halfinchbullet.com/pulldata.php
that pulls my USERTRACKER data from the mysql database HIBREFER
it tracks the IP the referer and tracks their movement thru my website

pm for the code it appears pca doesnt display it correctly, its somehow callint the servers php and is doing not good things

u can always go with java

I'm looking to do something that can only be described as a cross between Half.com, Ebay, and what ever that last one is....cafexpress is it? I don't remember the last one.

thats easy

Alright let's do it then cause I think Mr. Yogi is either on vacation or at the hospital for some reason.
I'll pm you all the password username stuff.

So you setting up your own Half_ebay.com site?

Ok keep listing fees cheap and don't be greedy like e-bay, always adding things to cause problems and run off sellers trying to gouge us for an extra dime all the time and you might have a winner

Let me know when it's running nicely and I'll list some items

Okay talk to you in 1 year.:laugh

TheSovreign said it'd take 1000s of hours of programming....but I think that maybe with a small team of crack programmers I might be able to get it running withing a few months....6 maybe.

sorry, i do not usually check the emails on the account I use on forums. I added that account to my outlook express now.
I also sent you a msg on yahoo msgr yesterday.

If you would like something like a cross between ebay-half.com, it is going to be a huge project.

It really depends on if you are looking for a big site with lot of users or if you are concentrating on a small group like a university, school, or your office.

If it is a small site, you can get several free scripts that you could use and get the site live in one day. If it is a big site, you might want to consider a better host, buy the domain name before someone snags it and hire a bunch of developers to work on hundreds/thousands of hours writing the code.