I need a minisite looking like Yahoo.com (just the aspect of it). With email system on a linux or window (not sure my host is Linux or windows, I think its linux) It will be something like this: http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/328/howitssiteshouldlooklik.png I don't want background, frames, large logos, flash or anything intensive. Everything will be static. With the exception of the user log in, email sign up. Site should be on auto update base on newsfeed from http://freenewsfeed.newsfactor.com/ Payment will be 1/2 when email system is done and layout is done the other 1/2 will be sent when everything is done. Budget is $25. To be done right (as this is a minisite, the only thing different is the email system). If you do not know how to setup an email system, its on Linux os, you should not bid. Please give your time to finish Email system: Time? Layout time: ? Finishing up minisite: ? Thanks Again most of the site will be static. User will sign up for an email account, and be able to log in to receive and send emails. I will need to have a count of total emails, sort by name or search and delete account at will. The host is using Direct Admin System, very easy to use on a Linux I think.
Mail servers (MTAs) by default will generally save user mail under their user accounts (shell accounts). Thus email accounts, are tied to user accounts on the server. So in order to provide mail for a user you have to create an account for them on the server. Creating user accounts can only be done as root. PHP running on the server, unfortunately cannot create user accounts directly since the PHP script executes under the webserver user, which won't be root due to security concerns. You could switch to root from PHP, or invoke a shell script that runs with root privileges, but this has security concerns. Most the MTA's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mail_servers) will allow you to create virtual mail boxes however, that are not tied to user accounts. Depending on the MTA you use, the way of creating the virtual mail boxes is different, and the setup of the MTA to allow this is different also. Creating the virtual mail boxes usually means adding to a file that lists the usernames and password hashes, or you can have the users saved in a database. All you'll need is for PHP to update the virtual users file, or update the database table that holds the virtual users and you will be able to manage new users. .......... It shouldn't be hard if you know how to create user accounts. Like login/logout. If you can't do that...uh...
have you tried minisiteshark? That's a cool for setting up a new minisite. Try them bro. I've tried it and it's cool Just helping