Data Base

[jeb]

Something that sounds easy has turned into a day long project -

If one wants a real estate site like buyowner or realtor.com in which one can either follow links from the US to individual state to city to property, that can be done with menus and links. But if one also wants to be able to have a search box/form where one can go directly to a list of properties such as: 3b/room, 2 bath, 2 car garage, etc., it must be done using a data base. Also, would like to have customers fill in a form and that go directly into the data base.

I have been told that this can be done in Dreamweaver but I have never used it so went looking on the net to find someone that handles this type program. After speaking with several people I have found that one must go outside the normal hosting companies to get this accomplished. And I have spent most of the day trying to track down a company to use to get the job done.

Any suggestions as to how to handle this to make the job the easiest for us and/or companies that can do this outside of the hosting company would be appreciated.

Tks all - jb

[pauland]

If you're looking to create a complete realtor website from scratch, it's quite an undertaking, so you'll need some deep pockets to make a good bespoke site. There are probably "off the shelf" solutions available.

[xufa]

There are probably "off the shelf" solutions available.

For example http://www.open-realty.org/

[jeb]

Xufa, the link you sent me to seems like want we are looking for but there is NO contact info on the link. I went to Transparent Techs site to contact them. It is strange that they do not have telephone numbers and it would appear they will not call you.

Not sure I want to do business with a company that operates that way - really seems strange. What can you tell me about them? - jb

[ckh]

It's a free script so I wouldn't expect them to call you and many only provide support via a forum. They do have a forum where you can ask questions:

http://support.open-realty.org/

Many hosting companies provide Fantastico, which is a few click installer for many open source and free scripts. Much easier installing that way than trying to download the script and install it that way, esp if you aren't familiar with php. Open-Reality is one of the scripts you can quickly and easily install using Fantastico.

[jeb]

Tks for the info, Chris - we would be purchasing the Pro version of their program - it certainly looks like what we are looking for.

They also provide hosting and a complete website design program, it seems - the word "magic" is used a couple of times - I wonder if it is the Magic that purchased Xara and if they are using Xara's program for the customer to design a site?

Take care - jb

[w00dy]

Is this any help: http://www.phpjabbers.com/property-listing-script/