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HI WD93, Thanks for the reply. My PHP knowledge is pretty lame so anything to do with file handling is probably not for me. In any case, that may help me to decide whether this is something I can do myself, or outsource the programming to someone with better skills. Your advice at least helps me sort things out. I appreciate it. Mike

HI Luiza, I think I started looking into Joomla a year ago (then gave it up in favor of WordPress). I'll take another look and see what I can find--and if it may work for me. THanks! Mike

Thanks dddougal, I appreciate the reply. Sorry I am so late in replying--I was pretty busy over the Christmas season and didn't get back to the forum until now. The project is nebulous. A colleague of mine is just kind of thinking of starting a new business and gave me some vague spec on what his site might involve so I don't have a lot of info (and I'm really supposed to keep things secret). Can you tell me what some of these off the shelf things are so I investigate? I did also assume there would be some PHP involved in such a project. I'm just trying to get an idea of what I can do and what I would need to charge him if he wanted me to develop this project. Thanks for any help. Mike

Hi Robbie, Sorry for the late reply. I've been away for much of the CHristams season and haven't checked the forums until now. My webiste is jet-set-art.com. Yes, please take a look. I am always willing to improve. Also, I don't have a lot of interaction with other developers so I think being a part of these forums is a good thing to keep me up do date and to provide me with ideas, help and inspiration. Mike

Hello all, I'm a web developer/graphic designer in Burbank, CA. I've been doing this (unofficially) since the mid-90s, but formed my web design company in 2005. I work alone so I don't often get to speak to other web designers. I thought this would be a good forum in which to keep current, get ideas and ask for help when needed. I'll look forward to interacting with all of you in the future.

Hi all, I had an inquiry from a potential client about a website he is thinking about starting. I'm looking for advice on the best way to approach this. The site would need to have an area where customers can view certain documents. Over the course of time, there could be quite a lot of documents so I think storage will be an issue. These documents will need to be private so I envision having a secure customer login. The client (my client) wants to put his customers documents in different areas (e.g., all X documents in one category, all Y documents in another category). I'm looking for input on what to use to develop such a site. What do you think I would need? Has anyone done anything similar requiring secure access? And what possible legal issues might arise? Any advice is greatly appreciated.