aspdaddy - 3:52 pm on Sep 17, 2005 (gmt 0)

One way I have worked in the past.

The client gives me all the html pages of the site including what a search results page looks like, a single record page, before and after Paypal or WorldPay pages, and the step by step pages to create an account or make a listing. Everything ready for database integration.

Usually I will tell them theres stuff missing like bad credit card page and error pages.

They also let me know where the site will be hosted and I call the host if I dont know them already to check what db they support - Access, MySql or MS SQL.

The only questions I need to ask is about requirements for security, volume of data, backup, response times and administrative functions and of course budget and timescales.

All the normalisationa and designs I will decide based on the above.

What are various data mining requirements?

I would not ask stff like this at this point, client are usually focussing on getting a prototype working site to show sponsors etc.

Questions like this increase the initial cost and are better handled with subsequent work, IMO.