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Cool.<br />
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&nbsp;I was afraid that do do it myself might be a huge job. &nbsp;And if I'm doing it nights and weekends, I might never get done!<br />
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I think this approach will work for me. &nbsp;What language/environment is it written in?<br />
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newbieweb
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It is written in PHP and to get it running it is best to have a web server (i.e., Apache) and a database (i.e. MySql) set up and running. There are LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySql, Perl/Php/Python) and WAMP (Windows, Apatche, MySql, Perl/PHP/Python( distributions as simple wizardly installs that help you get going.<br />
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PHP is not so hard if you come from a C# world. Syntax is similar only... forget all you ever knew about the type system and inheritance... (it is there but very differently so). But very likely you do not need to write a single PHP line to get it running.<br />

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Awesome! &nbsp;I'm phsyched.<br />
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Talk soon.<br />
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newbieweb
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you're welcome and tx for the points :)<br />

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abel,<br />
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I'm now getting into this project. &nbsp;Here's my latest post:<br />
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<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/index.jsp?qid=23598773" rel="ugc">https://www.experts-exchange.com/index.jsp?qid=23598773</a><br />
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thanks,<br />
newbieweb
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My folks have retired and want to pursue my dad's hobby of digitally retouching old photo's, <br />
taken from negatives and positives. So they need a website to show off their service.<br />
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I am a C# developer who has not yet written his own website. &nbsp;So it's a good chance for me to <br />
help out the folks and learn in the process.<br />
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What photo image features of ASP.NET are powerful and useful for me? &nbsp;I'm sure I'll be showing before and after shots in some gallery I make for them. &nbsp;What ASP.NET controls should I pay particular attention to? &nbsp;I would lile to work more with AJAX. &nbsp;And even Silverlight, if it's useful.<br />
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I will want to add credit card support shortly after launch, if all goes well for them. <br />
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What about a &quot;wiki&quot;, where people can comment of the service, etc.? &nbsp;Does a wiki do that? How might I do that with ASP.NET?<br />
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Thanks,<br />
newbieweb<br />

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My folks have retired and want to pursue my dad's hobby of digitally retouching old photo's, 
taken from negatives and positives. So they need a website to show off their service.

I am a C# developer who has not yet written his own website.  So it's a good chance for me to 
help out the folks and learn in the process.

What photo image features of ASP.NET are powerful and useful for me?  I'm sure I'll be showing before and after shots in some gallery I make for them.  What ASP.NET controls should I pay particular attention to?  I would lile to work more with AJAX.  And even Silverlight, if it's useful.

I will want to add credit card support shortly after launch, if all goes well for them. 

What about a "wiki", where people can comment of the service, etc.?  Does a wiki do that? How might I do that with ASP.NET?

Thanks,
newbieweb


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