Hi,

i will appreciate alot if any one can help me *** give me a detailed answered *** references. cause i realy need a help, *** thank you .
Actualy im doing my final project which is a small e-commerce website using ASP technology *** SQL for database.
The site will have dynamic pages *** a shop***g basket, in addition of a login .
I have Win XP Professional.
my question is ( Please note that i dont want a very complex site, just normal st***ard site , as the website will have less then 50 items, *** it wont be for real customer to visit it *** shop, it will be as a real website e.g Reviews *** News on Tech Products, Software *** Downloads - PC World but just for my project, sure i will host it for * months so the lecturors test it)
my questions are (please if u can answer * by * in more details *** references)

*- what i must have on my website? shop***g basket *** login, *** what else? do i need to have online payment!! but i dont have a merchant account! whats simple ALTERNATIVE way?

*- is it good to choose ASP *** Sql for such website?

3- Shall create asp pages using Dreamweaver *004 or what? if any other from where i can get it? *** which version?

4- where can i get SQL or what do i need to create the Database? can i have them in Access then convert them to SQL or much better to create them on SQL? which SQl version i need to use? i saw many SQL stuff but couldnt underst*** what is for what or which is to use!!

5-what kind of connection should be between ASp *** SQL *** where to get the driver or how to set it? any reference?

6-coding a shop***g basket is hard for a student like me! where can i get a shop***g basket *** set it on my website? any good *? any guide or reference tells you how to set/install it!!

7- any pre-caution for creating a login *** session!! or any guide?

8-do i need a catalogue for the items? does it make my website more pro *** give me a first class mark? *** from where to get it?

9- how can i sort out the online payment or alternative methods?

*0-what about emails, when the website sent for the customer an email regarding his registeration or shop***g! how to set this or what do i need?

**-where can get a guide *** very detailed information regarding how to set up a website using ASP *** SQL with shop***g basket!, any website, reference, guide, forum, or anything that guide me step by step?

**- what program i must use for ftp the hosting company!

*3- which hosting company i must choose? that it is running what! *** any recommended hosting company!! (with an efficient technical support! coz im clueless about hosting *** all those stuffs).

*4- can i test the website on my pc or not , if not then how to fix anything wrong when i upload my website to the hosting company, *** how to identify the errors?

*5- *** finaly if anybody got any information that helps me please feel free to share it coz i realy wants help.

Thank you very much for the help.

Ok i got my decision on what i must have on my project i read what u said, but i came up with this, im dump, so plz correct me, i know im too late, but cant help, hope i will finish it in 40 days. i will do The E-commerce website will be a small website. arround *0 product on it. login, shoo***g cart, payment online "paypal" i think. the website will be RUNNING on MY PC (agree?)

is that the correct tools i need?
-Dreamweaver MX *004 (For ASP.NET VB) ( I choose ASP.NET coz of my lecturor)
-WinXP Pro (no IIS installed on it yet)
-IIS 6 manager
-MsAccess? do u agree? *** i will import them to sql as u said? what u think?SQL? i can get SQL server but i dont know how to set it *** configure it)
-MS .NET SDK *.*
-MDAC *.7 (dunno how to use it as well- do i need ODBC as well?)
is that all?

any tutorial or specific book tells you in details *** step by step how to work with Dreamweaver, *** set up the pages , connection DB, shop***g cart *** all of that, i mean a complete easy steps for a whole website.

thx