# PHP, Cold Fusion, ASP or Dreamweaver?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905
**Category:** web dev
**Created:** [October 24, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905 "2003-10-24T23:10:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 19
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### Author:  [@tiger20](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tiger20)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905/1 "2003-10-24T23:10:04Z")
Ok, I need some advice about a website application. I work in a Photography house and we currently deliver photos to clients on a CD or through email. My boss wants to move everything online, to promote online delivery. We have T1, our own servers, networks etc. so that’s not a problem.
What kind of web application should we be using to create pages with dynamic content such as popular stock photography sites like:
[http://creative.gettyimages.com/source/home/homeCreative.asp](http://creative.gettyimages.com/source/home/homeCreative.asp)
[http://www.sxc.hu/](http://www.sxc.hu/)
How much would it cost for a template that we could use? Can dreamweaver achieve this dynamic thumbnail tables, etc. We want to incorporate Cumulus in the future also.
Any advice is geratly appreciated. For I am just a humble designer and intermediate Dreamweaver user.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905/2 "2003-10-24T23:13:57Z")
which version of Cumulus do you own?
Rev 
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2003, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905/3 "2003-10-24T23:18:46Z")
Cumulus 5.5, The whole purpose of the online delivery is to make it as simple as possible. So someone’s 86 year old grandma can log on and quickly download images.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905/4 "2003-10-24T23:32:11Z")
IMO…
you need a database of some kind. Cumulus is a database, but unless you buy the top of the line, it won’t tie in with anything else (unless they have recently changed that).
as for the databases avail, I’ll let the experts here speak on that.
I’ve a client who is a photographer, which we have built a custom application for him in .asp (so he can upload daily shoots for review on the web), and he absolutely raves about it every time I speak to him (every other day).
php will do the same, sometimes more efficiently.
however, if you know nothing of programming, I suggest you hire this portion out, as the learning curve is steep as a SF parking lot… 😉
The biggest pain, is entering the necessary info into the database. The info (cross ref, keywords, searchable info) has to be input by hand, one entry at a time. That is where the investment in time comes in…
It sounds easy to the person who knows the technology, but not how to impliment it. Unfortunately there is no substitute for manually inputing all of the info related to each image, which is needed to dynamically build the web pages in an organized fashion.
Rev 
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2003, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905/5 "2003-10-24T23:38:11Z")
I have time to input all the key words etc. that’s not a problem. I am the company web guy/designer with plenty of down time. Tell me about this custom ASP job you made for your friend. Is there a link I can check it out?
"the learning curve is steep as a SF parking lot… " LOL!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905/6 "2003-10-24T23:48:32Z")
not to jump in here but, here is an admin console demo, i made for a client. it allows them to update their entire site, including file uploads. it’s a beta version of the one i actualy did so there arent as many options, but the idea behind it is the sme.
it runs off ASp and MS Access database. works fine and great for something like what you and rev are talking about.
[http://www.delusionalfx.com/usace/admin/](http://www.delusionalfx.com/usace/admin/)
feel free to play around with it, like i said its only a demo.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2003, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905/7 "2003-10-24T23:56:04Z")
the site is [http://www.russeddy.com](http://www.russeddy.com), and is currently under modification, so the keywords, etc. have not been input at this time, and the size of the db is quite small compared to the intended end result, so we can work out the bugs in a more manageable size.
also check out [http://www.abzoid.com/storefront](http://www.abzoid.com/storefront) then click on the admin button, and play around with the upload, etc. should you wish.
This was the basic site, then we have modified it quite heavily to fit the client’s needs.
I see you have been to our fair City on a hill…
🙂
Rev 
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2003, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905/8 "2003-10-24T23:59:42Z")
That’s a great little app you built there. I am new to this arena and am quite amazed at dynamic content. just wish I knew more about this.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905/9 "2003-10-25T00:02:12Z")
thanks.
Like I said, it has a huge learning curve, over a few different areas, so it would be hard to do as a first project.
Let me know should your boss want something similar, we may be able to work out a deal on a template kinda thang… you can always contact me through my site ([aulman.com](http://aulman.com)), or my brother’s (abzoid) .
Rev 
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905/10 "2003-10-25T00:21:15Z")
rev thats pretty nice
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2003, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905/11 "2003-10-25T00:25:08Z")
thanks.
We are still fine tuning it. I wish I could show you the back end of his new site… that admin is pretty fool proof.
We also have a batch upload application that he uses to show his clients today’s shoot (he shoots out in the field digitally, then d/l to laptop in car, then batch processes the images via Fireworks on the drive back to the office, then ftp’s optimized images up, fillls out a form, which gets an email sent to his client with a link to their personalized gallery, often within hours of the shoot.
Unfortunately, that I can’t show…
Rev 
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905/12 "2003-10-25T00:29:19Z")
Rev what database do you use? MS Access or mySQL? I havent had any problems such as speed or errors with Access, have you?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2003, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905/13 "2003-10-25T00:30:43Z")
nope, we use access at this time…
that stuff is all left up to abzoid. I make things look purty, and handle the clients.
Rev 
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905/14 "2003-10-25T00:32:52Z")
lol ok cool
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2003, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905/15 "2003-10-25T00:37:04Z")
> \*Originally posted by reverendflash \*
> **Unfortunately, that I can’t show…**
> :heavy sigh: 'tis the story of my life. All my best work is behind locked doors where only those with keys can look. ☹
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2003, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905/16 "2003-10-25T00:39:38Z")
but when schidt hits the fan, who do they call?
of course, then I call you, but that is besides the point…
They still call me!
fbbbbbbbt!
Rev 
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905/17 "2003-10-25T00:42:24Z")
> \*Originally posted by reverendflash \*
> **fbbbbbbbt!**
> I’ve always wondered how to spell that. 😛
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905/18 "2003-10-25T00:44:05Z")
Rev 
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2003, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-cold-fusion-asp-or-dreamweaver/33905/19 "2003-10-27T18:12:06Z")
Our company is making an attempt to make our photography accessible online. In order to do this we will need some kind of database shopping cart system, but instead of buying the items they click “download” We are looking for a model similar to this: [http://www.boardtactics.com/](http://www.boardtactics.com/) the way you can choose categories and then it sorts thumbnailed results accordingly. But the scale of the site will be about 1/10th the size as Boardtactics.
Where do I go to find someone to do this kind of work in LA area?
How much are we lookin at to contract out just a working template etc?
I would greatly appreciate your input.