Internet Programming?

[fred2]

I would like to do a project involving a customer being able to get an automated status request through my web-site. I'm not sure where to start on this or what language(s) to use. I have a pretty good background in Visuall C++. The following are some requirements:

1) I will have a customer database.
2) The customer will be able to get a status request through my web-site.

I'm sure there's more things that will have to be included. I can create the customer database software but how do I add the option of the customer getting a status request through the web-site?

I know this might be a little vague so please forward some constructive criticism.

thanks

[Yves M]

I would suggest looking into ASPs (Active Server Pages) for IIS respectively PHP for Apache. This can do probably all you need to get the reports to the customer off the website and are quite standard.

[fred2]

Thanks for the info. Can I do all of this through Visual Studio? Sounds like I have some studying to do.

thanks again,

[scarab_cn]

Originally posted by fred2
Thanks for the info. Can I do all of this through Visual Studio? Sounds like I have some studying to do.

thanks again,

Hai,fred2.
I think you can use ASP,the web server is IIS.
Microsoft company has provided the InterDev tools for the development.
When you master ASP language,other language maybe feel easy.

You can do some simple samples,when you are familiar with WEB development,it is the time beginning your project:) :)

[aio]

Originally posted by Yves M
I would suggest looking into ASPs (Active Server Pages) for IIS respectively PHP for Apache. ...

Follow up question:

You mean you cannot just get any server for any internet programming tools (e.g., ASP for Apache)? Where can we get information about what server for waht software?

Thanks fior the ride.

[fred2]

Thanks for the help guys. Acting on Yves's suggestion I looked up any help developing ASP's on the net. I found a nice little tutorial at http://www.asp101.com/lessons/ . I haven't finished the lessons but it seems pretty useful.

Thanks for the encouragement scarab.