My first MySql db, need some help

[Mith]

Ok. Here is the deal. I need some help, well, alot actually. Here is what i want accomplished:
Have a website where users can sign up and login, then fill out a form that gives them a profile page. The form questions are as follows: name, age, location, email, profile, picture(an upload field). These are all textboxes, so once they submit it, i want to use PHP to write it to a MySql db. Now there could be 10, 100, or 1000 people that fill out the form. I need all of these to be sorted in a list, by location. Say someone finds John, and they click on the link to his profile, i need that to take him to an html page where it displays his profile (all the text) and the image that he uploaded. They need to be able to go back and login to change these details as well.

I know that is a lot of work, but not for some of you probably, but i am almost completely lost on this. So, if any of you could kindly "tutor" me through to the completion of this project - from start to finish, that would be so wonderful. I am trying to learn more PHP and db integration, nd this site seemed the best place to start. Thanks, any help is appreciated. I cant really pay you, but i could do some graphic or flash design for you sometime if you wanted. Thanks again,
Mith

[BuzzLY]

Wow. That is a very tall order. I doubt anyone here has the resources, time, or desire to walk you through the whole thing for free.

I recommend you take things one step at a time. Pick up a book (hmm... which would I recommend? 😉) and tutor yourself. It's not that difficult, if you follow the lessons and don't try to do too much at one time. In all seriousness, if you do decide to pick up BPAM, There is a chapter that can help you do exactly what you are trying to do. If you get stuck, all 6 authors are members of this site, and we will be happy to help you out.

What you want to do is not only feasible, it's the basis behind any CRM / CMS application.

The good people of this board are all professionals, with jobs and lives. You can't expect them to hold your hand and guide you down your path. Think of us as more like the guy at the information booth, there to answer a couple of questions and point you in the right direction.

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