Alright guys, im creating a website and I need to have this:

1. User registration/login.
2. Unique User page with their account information.
3. Easy process to get information from website to Microsoft SQL server or some kind of database software like filemaker 8.

The exact type of this can be seen at pokersourceonline.com, when you go to MyPSO at the top left. It does not have to have affiliate support.

I do not have the time to learn PHP so I need something fast to buy or download. Does anytype of microsoft program do this?

Thanks alot.

Does anytype of microsoft program do this?

No. You will need to hire someone, and pay them (well) to do this for you.

You don't need to learn PHP or any another language. The software you described has a different name - portal. There are tons of commercial and open source portals which can do everything you asked and more, much more right from the box. The typical implementation schema includes MS OS. But be prepared, the majority of portal solutions are written in different than PHP languages.

Peter.

What kind of software would you recommend?

No. You will need to hire someone, and pay them (well) to do this for you.

No you don't. I can do it for free I think in PHP/MySQL

You see, you can get it "free". But remember you get what you pay for.

Now, lets get back to rational, professional conversation. The simple application with user authentication, and even with DB backend could be done relatively fast and from the scratch. The PHP/MtSQL would be a good choice. But the real portal solution with common features such as,
- personalization
- internationalization/localization
- identity management and authorization
- web services support
- scalability and performance
- security
- etc.
is not a simple proposition.

Portals offer many advantages over other software applications. First, they provide a single point of entry for employees, partners, and customers. Second, portals can access Web services transparently from any device in virtually any location. Third, portals are highly flexible; they can exist in the form of B2E intra-nets, B2B extra-nets, or B2C inter-nets. Fourth, portals can be combined to form a portal network that can span a company's entire enterprise system, allowing for access both inside and outside the firewall.
Portals have many advantages, which is why they have become the de facto standard for Web application delivery. In fact, analysts have predicted that portals will become the next generation for the desktop environment.
The list of commercial portals from the leading vendors are extensive. I can mention, WebSphere from IBM, Weblogic from BEA, JES Portal from Sun, and many more. You can have a choice suitable to your requirements. But none of them are “free”.

Of course there are some Open Source portal solutions. By definition they are “free”, but you should expect to hire somebody to set it up and customize to your needs. And it's not “free”.

Peter.

they can exist in the form of B2E intra-nets, B2B extra-nets, or B2C inter-nets.

Here we go again. It seems you insist that every web project must be enterprise-quality (whatever that means...).

Do you think the poster even knows/cares what that terminology means? His requirements are really quite simple, and there is nothing inherent in java (cmon, this is just a covert "java is better than php" post) that makes the task easier/simpler/more robust.

But remember you get what you pay for.

Maybe we should compare postgres to mssql. With postgres, you get it all and more, for free. Have you priced out mssql server lately and compared the robustness and feature set to postgres? I can go on all day, Apache vs. IIS, etc. It is certainly a lot more complicated than that.

Portals have many advantages, which is why they have become the de facto standard for Web application delivery. In fact, analysts have predicted that portals will become the next generation for the desktop environment.

What forbes article did you (not)quote this from? It sounds like the endless corporate analyst techno-babble one always reads about in publications catering to large enterprises whose CIO's know little to nothing about the actual product and/or programming in general.

BTW, portals are not the future. Rather, the future lies in making web applications look and behave more like desktop apps, making the latter unnecessary. Portals were all the rage like what... 2-3 years ago?

His requirements are actually pretty simple. An enterprise solution would be as wrong for him as recommending that IBM use php-nuke to manage their website.

innova, what the heck is that? I am not sure I can comprehend your posting in its entirety and your rage. Though, I can understand few following standalone statements of yours.

Here we go again.


With postgres, you get it all and more, for free.


...recommending that IBM use php-nuke to manage their website.