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A website that creates users, log-ins, uploads, secure viewing.


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Hi,

I just got some new info about a site that I need to create.

Besides the design (I am most comfortable creating the visual aspect of a website) there is some features that the site needs that I have never tried implementing in a website before so I am looking for some advice/solutions.

Basically the site needs this:

- The ability to create new users.

- The ability to upload files.

- The ability to view those files (with security)

Is there any kind of template that I could use to base this new site on?...to write this kind of code seems a little daunting to me.

What kind of software/apps would the host server need to be running?

Thanks

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Is this for a client of yours? If so why have you not just mentioned that you are not a programmer and what they are requesting is out of your scope of knowledge? Never be afraid to actually admit where your technical abilities end otherwise they will expect more from you in the future.

That being said: What language are you going to do this? Any requirements you need for the server are because YOU need it. Does your client already have a hosting account setup? If not then going with a hosting that is based off of LAMP would be your best bet so a MySQL/PHP app would be your best bet to develop.

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This is for a 'potential' client.

How am I going to learn if I don't start getting my feet wet?

I am obviously not going to start programming from the ground up....I was think about perhaps something like Joomla? to handle the back-end portion of the site?

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Uhm, because you don't decide to learn something new on unsuspecting clients. You teach yourself on your own time. I never used clients as guinea pigs when it came to programming up something. Perhaps ~some~ people have after they have knowledge and want to try out a new function or class but I am more or less referring to starting entirely NEW on the subject.

Programming in MySQL/PHP isn't my forte nor am I really knowledgeable enough to make it completely sanitary and secure so you know what I do? I don't offer this up to clients. I might be good enough to develop a quick app for them but it's not something I'd feel comfortable with giving them knowing that it might have issues with SQL injections and who knows what else.

That being said I don't use Joomla and I haven't liked it in all the years I've tried to get into it. I've been a heavy Wordpress user for about 6 years now so I guess if you need something then go with Wordpress. It's already got the user logins set and it does have a media gallery for uploading media. As far as viewing the files with security, that will be your job to figure out how to set that up exactly.

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You make some valid points Cupcake...

I gave myself a couple of days to try to figure out a workable solution before I agree to take this project on...something that is easy to implement and also easy for the company to maintain and admister after the site is completed.

Wordpress can handle this kind of site?

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It's never a good idea to jump into a new language for a client, one of the main reasons (especially with PHP and mysql) is security. So many 'newbies' leave big massive holes open for 'vulnerabilities'.

If you want someone who will do the backend for you (without having to rely on the wordpress engine) then drop me a PM I can do what you want for a very reasonable price (cheap labour ftw right? :p)

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