Form and search/results page

[SteM]

Hello,

I don't know much about php and need to do the following:

I have a website which I need to display ads, with pictures and the ability to search and browse by category. For example, pretty much like this websites ads:
http://www.houseladder.co.uk/SearchEngine/PropertyForSaleSearch.aspx

Mine will not be for properties, but the setup is the same. Now I notice the page extension is "aspx" so I don't know whether asp is similar?

I would like to know how I can create this setup for my own website using php (if this is best one to use)? Do I need a database?

I have the site design already with a search bar and I have also created a html form for posting ads, but none of this works yet. The other main feature I need to do is have a user post their ad, then it can be added to the site and marked up as needing to be checked, or can be checked then added to the site once approved.

I'll be grateful for some help 🙂

[sneakyimp]

A database is not strictly necessary, but tends to make it easier to handle large numbers of different ads. If you're talking about more than 10 or 20 ads, then a database sounds like a good idea.