andy206uk — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 16:36:43 +0000

Have a look on these sites. Someone might have built something already:

dyno — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:51:26 +0000

Hey thanks for the reply...I figured that it would be way over my head at this point.

Let me ask you this...are there any downloadable generic programs out there that can do some of the things I described?

Thanks,
dyno

andy206uk — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:11:18 +0000

This sounds like a bit more than your current level of web mastering.

To do something like this (and to do it WELL and make it successful) I should imagine you'll need the following:

+ server side scriping abilities (php/perl/asp)
+ database admin abilities (MySQL, Access)
+ your own dedicated server (Linux, Windows?)
+ server management knowledge
+ a big marketing budget

I've been designing/developing websites for quite a few year's now and have done some pretty major projects and I'd say this would be stretching the limits of what I can do. Personally I think you'd be better starting with a smaller project or two while you learn the skills then move on to something like this.