Portal Design

Hi,

I am very new to the .net enviroment. I have an advance knowledge in VB6 & MS SQL. I want to start something with .net. As my start project, I would like to write a photography portal since my hobby is photography. What I want to achieve is the following:

User Registration
Rights and user access levels to different areas
Users, can write their comment on each photo
Users can request to send them particular photos.

Administration
Administer users
Administer photos -- preferably remotely.

1) Is their an open source portal that does this work and I can take a look at and build my own.

2) I am very confused about the design and approach I should take.

Can anyone help me please to start ?

Cheers
Manuel

Hi,
one of the problems of looking at code for a portal solution when you are just learning is that it can be horrendously complex to decipher and it may be quicker/better to start from scratch.

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Originally posted by mcaruana
Hi,

I am very new to the .net enviroment. I have an advance knowledge in VB6 & MS SQL. I want to start something with .net. As my start project, I would like to write a photography portal since my hobby is photography. What I want to achieve is the following:

User Registration
Rights and user access levels to different areas
Users, can write their comment on each photo
Users can request to send them particular photos.

Administration
Administer users
Administer photos -- preferably remotely.

1) Is their an open source portal that does this work and I can take a look at and build my own.

2) I am very confused about the design and approach I should take.

Can anyone help me please to start ?

Cheers
Manuel

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You should definitely take a look at DotNetNuke.

What you are asking is easy...if you split your questions up.

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...hreadid=304908

Here's how to add a user login page, and cookie and authentication to an app.

That should start you off...

Woof

I second the DotNetNuke comment.

I just installed that portal for my dad and his church. It was a breeze, and even he (which can't manage a web site to save his own butt) could use it.

Yea...but have you seen the code in that project? :(
Very complicated.

Woof

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Originally posted by Wokawidget
Yea...but have you seen the code in that project? :(
Very complicated.

Woof

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Most of the time you won't need to alter the code, PAs do the job of adding new functionality and they're relatively simple to code.

Cheers,
NTG

I suppose it boils down to whether you are using this as an aid to learning to program .NET.

It is well written for what it does. With that, comes the complexity you describe.

It does everything from creating a database, supporting new modules you can create, skinning, administration, multiple sites per installation, etc....

Yes. But as they are a newcomer I would advise that they look to this after getting a some grounding in .NET development first or else they may end up bamboozled.

ngallery at asp.net (photo portal done in .net)