how to create a profile page?

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Hi Guys,
I have the supa pak to work with and would like to create a profile page, for customers/members, very similar to the one on this site. Some things can be done in Form Builder, email and text boxes etc, but I have no idea how to create a "profile photo upload box" that is easy for members to use, e.g. auto resizing of photo.

Any suggestions, can I do that with the above pak or do I need to purchase additional software specific to that type of task?

Welcome any help...preferably not too much "techo speak" as I'm still very much a novice.

Cheers :D
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Webform builder, a little php and mysql should do the trick.:)
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https://ericrohloff.com
User 2404713 Photo


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Thanks Rolly...your desk must be beside Scott's...cause that's what he said...but I have no idea what php and mysql are?

Can you elaborate a little please.

Thanks
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@tmick

mysql is a database protocol, think of it as like Microsoft access but on steroids.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL

php is a hypertext preprocessor, it provides a language to write scripts that can be run on your website server to do things like get and store data in a data base, or retrieve the data from a database, but it can do lots more than that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP

In both cases you need to be fairly comfortable with reading and writing code if you want to undertake this and not loose sleep at night :)
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User 2404713 Photo


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Thanks David,

No I'm not an experienced coder...can do the basic codes for tables...text...add images...links that type of thing...learnt from a $100 online course. So probably not qualified for that avenue.

I thought there'd be a drag an drop type program available, as it seems a common component of a website build?

Or I guess there's services that do that for a fee.


What would you suggest for a novice like me?

Thanks again.

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This will help get you on the right track.
http://www.coffeecup.com/forums/web-for … post196000
I can't hear what I'm looking at.
It's easy to overlook something you're not looking for.

This is a site I built for my work.(RSD)
http://esmansgreenhouse.com
This is a site I built for use in my job.(HTML Editor)
https://pestlogbook.com
This is my personal site used for testing and as an easy way to share photos.(RLM imported to RSD)
https://ericrohloff.com

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