# Best Methods?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-methods/233353
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [July 23, 2007, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-methods/233353 "2007-07-23T10:30:44Z")
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### Author: ![bluecarnumber9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@bluecarnumber9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bluecarnumber9)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2007, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-methods/233353/1 "2007-07-23T10:30:44Z")

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I’m helping a friend with a site that involves a lot of firsts for me and am wondering if I’m going about it the best way. It should be a gallery with text and thumbnails, (and a drag bar) that are loaded dynamically that when the thumbnail is pressed it opens lightbox or lightbox style larger image and darkening the scene behind. It should have an admin section that is easy for him to upload images. Right now I’m thinking the best way is MySQL-\>PHP-\>XML-\>Flash and then embed the flash with the java for lightbox into the htm. Is this hard to do? Is this the best way? Any words of wisdom will help! :cap: