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Hungarianwonder
02-07-2010, 09:11 AM
I've worked with Access Databases for a number of years. More recently I've started to build websites first for forums but now for friends. I have been asked to build a site for an estate agent friend and this is where I need help.

I need to create a web form where she can upload pictures and details of houses. There needs to be criteria ie. location, no. of bedrooms, price range. I have a mysql database prepared.

Finally I will then need to create a page with selection boxes so that when location, no. of bedrooms and price range are selected it will return to the web page matching properties.

Where on earth do I start?

criterion9
02-07-2010, 10:00 AM
What server-side language will you be using? Have you constructed the different "views" or "screens" in html/css?

Hungarianwonder
02-07-2010, 10:27 AM
php and as of yet I haven't created anything except the database. Didn't want to waste a lot of time creating code if it was the wrong one to use

criterion9
02-07-2010, 10:41 AM
PHP is perfectly fine. Did you have a question about the SQL queries you would need or ___?

Hungarianwonder
02-07-2010, 11:17 AM
This is an area I am completely in the dark. What is best to create first? The Database I thought. Then a simple form to upload the data into to the database. The images, how do I link the images to the text? Let me upload first via a simple form.

criterion9
02-07-2010, 11:20 AM
I guess you are wanting to know about the SDLC (http://www.taworks.com/SDLC.html)?

Alternate links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_development_process
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_Development_Life_Cycle