How would I make this?

Ok without giving too much information about what I am trying to make I will try to explain what I want to do with the site. Maybe someone could tell me what would be the best way to do this.

Ok I want to make a site where vendors can post their inventory. A user can do a search and the site will pull up a list of every vendor that currently has that specific item in stock. Also at the same time pull up information on that item from the main site. Maybe add a place when the user searches for their zip code that way it shows places local to them that carry the item. But also in the results show a list of local places but separately have it show other vendors that also ship, but show local first. Also only show the ones in stock, so there would have to be an option for the vendor to show availability. Also a 5 star rating on the vendors along with reviews.

Also might want to make it member based with an attached forum.

Did any of this make sense? Anyway if it didn't I will try to clear it up a bit. But I don't want to be too exact with the details since this is the only site like this in the niche I am working on.

What web language should this be written in? PHP? html? etc

 

I think I understand what you want to do. I would use PHP and MySQL, but it's possible in ASP(.NET) with a database - but if you're not sure (and if you already know it) go with PHP.

You'll need a number of tables in your database - locations (zip codes, etc), vendors (with their location in), and maybe (depending on the amount of data your MySQL database can hold), have a table per vendor, e.g. tbl_Vendor1

In that table you could have all the items in stock.

I'm just sort of thinking aloud - if you want more help with this PM me, I'll try and help as much as I can.

 

I know I am going to have to get someone to make the site for me. I don't know much past very basic HTML. I just wanted to get an idea for how it would be done so I know what to expect when I hire someone for this project.

 

I'll make this site for you - but as a freelancer, I don't have enough time to do it as a favor. Contact me if you want more information.

 

I won't be able to do this until at least January. I want to get everything planned right now. Tonight at work I will write down everything the site would have to include. Site outline so to speak.

But before I would hire a freelancer I would need to see a portfolio.

 

Well, you know where to find me if you need anything - PM me.

 

there are lots of free scripts on the web you can find for such a project, a little searching will go a long way

 

Do you know of any that would fit this site? I have looked already and haven't been able to come up with anything to work for this.