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Lee Taylor-Vaughan
First of all i am sorry that this may be posted in the wrong newsgroup, but
i need help. If there is a better group to post this message to then please
advise.
I want to build a website (or have one built for me) but i dont know what
programs to use. I am very new to the web world, although i am fairly
proficient in MS Access Programming(VBA).
The web site that i want is to serve multiple functions that mulitple
educational training centers can list their courses on and the general
public can goto the website and register for courses. That, in a nut shell,
is a very simple description of what i want. But, there is alot of complex
rule that must be followed for each coures that is offered on the web site.
i.e. one course might have a passing score of X, and the next course might
only be participation only to pass the course. Students must be able to see
their registration history as well as their current courses Student must be
able to see the status of a course .ie. number of spaces available, if
course if full the student is added to a waiting list and then added to the
course when another student cancels or if more seats are made available by
the TC..Students must also be able to download/email themselves a copy of
their completion certificate. and students must be able to pay via the web
site (Credit card). This description does not even scratch the surface of
the complexity of the training center functions that must be available i.e.
reports, ability to cancel/edit/add courses, assign instructors to a course
(then instructors must be able to log in and see the coures they are going
to teach). I am aware this is a very complex project. but my first problems
are:
What is the most stable of platforms (I think i mean servers) to have this
built on?
What is the most secure program to have this written in (i.e. no hacker can
get the data from this tables) ?
What sort of cost would this be (i know this is probably the most difficult
of questions to answer) ?
Is front page appropriate for this task, if not which program would be?
What program would give the most dynamic approach and be light enough to
load on peoples machines that dont have cablemodem?
what other questions do i need to ask?
I really thank you for you help in advance, what ever guidance you can give
me i would realy apprieciate.
thanks
Lee
i need help. If there is a better group to post this message to then please
advise.
I want to build a website (or have one built for me) but i dont know what
programs to use. I am very new to the web world, although i am fairly
proficient in MS Access Programming(VBA).
The web site that i want is to serve multiple functions that mulitple
educational training centers can list their courses on and the general
public can goto the website and register for courses. That, in a nut shell,
is a very simple description of what i want. But, there is alot of complex
rule that must be followed for each coures that is offered on the web site.
i.e. one course might have a passing score of X, and the next course might
only be participation only to pass the course. Students must be able to see
their registration history as well as their current courses Student must be
able to see the status of a course .ie. number of spaces available, if
course if full the student is added to a waiting list and then added to the
course when another student cancels or if more seats are made available by
the TC..Students must also be able to download/email themselves a copy of
their completion certificate. and students must be able to pay via the web
site (Credit card). This description does not even scratch the surface of
the complexity of the training center functions that must be available i.e.
reports, ability to cancel/edit/add courses, assign instructors to a course
(then instructors must be able to log in and see the coures they are going
to teach). I am aware this is a very complex project. but my first problems
are:
What is the most stable of platforms (I think i mean servers) to have this
built on?
What is the most secure program to have this written in (i.e. no hacker can
get the data from this tables) ?
What sort of cost would this be (i know this is probably the most difficult
of questions to answer) ?
Is front page appropriate for this task, if not which program would be?
What program would give the most dynamic approach and be light enough to
load on peoples machines that dont have cablemodem?
what other questions do i need to ask?
I really thank you for you help in advance, what ever guidance you can give
me i would realy apprieciate.
thanks
Lee