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[jbryant]

I do not even know where to start.

I need a program that will allow my user to input information and it be automatically uploaded and displayed on the internet. Basically like this message forum but I would like to ask spesific questions for the user to answer and then publish their answers immediately.

What kind of program would you call this and where would I find it.
Let's pray that it also comes in a freeware version. :)

I can install to database if needed...just cannot write new program.

Thank you in advance!

Love this Forum!

JO

[sem4u]

Would blog software work for this?

[Christian SEO]

You could use PHP, ASP, or something else to do this, depending on the details of what you want. Here's how it might work:

The user answers the question and submits the form.
A script takes the information and puts it into a text file on the server.
Then there is a page that uses SSI, PHP, or something else to display the contents of the text file in the page.

A better solution with more flexibility would be to use a database, but you would need to get some information on how that is done.

Using the comments feature of a blog might also work.