allowing viewers to submit photos

submiting photos

[wkpride]

Hello,
Pretty new to designing a site. I have figured out most of the basics, but I really don't understand how: 1) Viewers can click on a "search" button & my web page allows them to choose the file they would like to send.
2) When they click the submit button, where is it going? and what do I need to do to capture the file.
I'm not really sure where to look for an answer. Any help would be appreciated.
KP

[txbakers]

You need a component to help deal with the uplaoding of files.

I use ASP so I use a little program called ASPUpload

There are these types of things for all the languages.

[wkpride]

Next question, Is this something I have to purchase? Or is it possible that someone has already made the app & give it away?
Would you need the same type application to install a "browse" feature (allows user to browse his computer & chose files to upload to your site)?

Thanks!

kp

[Corey Bryant]

What language are you looking for - ASP or PHP?

-Corey

[txbakers]

the "browse" feature is a part of HTML - <input type="file"> will put the browse button on your site.

Once you get it, it needs to be uploaded, processed, etc. and that's where you need the component. Most likely you will have to buy one. They are not expensive.

[wkpride]

Thanks.

Language huh? Well I do everything on Dreamweaver 4. Have never written any code (except college days of Basic,COBOL,FORTRAN & PASCAL). So, I can't answer that question.
My host site has several "things" that may (or not) be of help. Since, I'm not sure what they do.
Example: apache handlers

Is there a website that kinda goes through the basics of importing data & processing the data - from a laymans point of view?

-KP

[Corey Bryant]

Well usually - the paths are stored in an Access, mySQL, or MSSQL database. You then are given an admin side to approve the images that are uploaded etc.

If you are on a *NIX server, you would more than likely be looking for a PHP script, while on Windows, it would be ASP

-Corey

[wkpride]

Thanks for taking time to explain this. I've never had a chance to talk to anyone with regards to how this works. Much appreciated.
I do have MySQL database with my account. Let me see if I have this right, If I put a user input table on my page... The data would dump into (providing I tell it where) the MySQL database. Next I would need a application (app) to do something with the data?
...kp