Im building a site for a client. One of the sections is a list of all used product including pictures and a few specs.

Since it is the used product, there will be frequent additions to this page as well as frequent deletions to units that have sold.

What they requested, is a way for them to update this page themselves. Since they are not puter savvy, this cannot include code manipulation of any kind...just a drag and drop type method of adding new product and removing old.

Since I am not very fluent in server-side programming I was looking to use some sort of third party program. Does one like this exist?

What should be my course of action?

Thanks!

Not knowing what kinds of scripting languages are supported on your server, but you should look into oscommerce. It's easy to install, and supports photos/descriptions/etc, web-based interface, and even different payment gateways (i.e. paypal).

Very interesting..looks like just what I need.

Cant read in detail right now, but It's lookin up already

I dont need to have any commerce on the site itself; the site will be a catalouge of what a customer can buy if they come by the sales yard. (a catalogue that the puter tarded clients can maintian themselves)

Thanks a tonne! They's gonna love me if I get that running for them.

Hi,

I think oscommerce is probably a little bit "heavy" for what you want to achieve. It strikes me this is just a straightforward catalogue that will need updating and assume the contents of the catalogue will be stored in a database.

If so you're best bet is to go with something of a database management tool - If using PHP and MySQL, I would recommend DaDaBik. I have been using an older version of this for a similar thing on a site I designed and it has proven to be excellent. All the database entries/updates on the site are carried out by people with absolutely no programming or coding knowledge. They just use a selection of forms in an admin area.

The new demo version of DaDaBik looks even more user/programmer friendly on initial inspection, I might have to start playing with it!!

Regards
Ian.