cypherja

Here is the scenario: Members of my group turn in/donate uniform items they don't need to me...stuff that can be passed on to other members that need it. I post these items onto our website. A member, who needs an item, visits the site, and picks the items that they need. After selecting everything they need, they provide only their name and maybe some comments, and submit the request. An e-mail is generated and sent to me, listing out all the items the member has requested. I gather the items, and bring them to the member at the next meeting. My original plans were to use a shopping cart type script; however, I have since found out that I am not allowed a MySQL database on the server I am using! I've seen some shopping carts out there that use php & excel, not requiring a database, but they are all trial, and have limitations of only like 10 items. Does anyone have any ideas on the best way to handle this scenario? I was thinking an html form of some type with check boxes next to each item; then, upon pressing submit, a php script sends me an e-mail listing the boxes they have checked. Only problem with that is, having to update the php script each time I add/delete an item and it's checkbox (would have to add/delete that checkbox's name to the script each time...correct?). Thanks for any suggestions, - Jason

I am looking for a shopping cart type of script...here is the scenario: Members of my group turn in/donate uniform items they don't need to me...stuff that can be passed on to other members that need it. I post these items onto our website. A member, who needs an item, visits the site, and picks the items that they need. They add everything to their cart, provide only their name and maybe some comments, and submit the request. An e-mail is generated and sent to me, listing out all the items the member has requested. I gather the items, and bring them to the member at the next meeting. Some of the requirements/needs of the system are: - Do not need to process payments. Most items are free, and any that do have a cost associated with them will be paid for at the time they are delivered. Having a "total due" at the time of "checkout" would be helpfull though....although, most of the time it would be $0. - When an item is requested by a member, the stock quantity is reduced (taken out of the database). - If qty. of an item = 0, don't display it on the website. - I don't need to gather shipping/billing information. - Want an easy admin interface to add items that are received. - Don't need ability for "shoppers" to create an account. I know this requires a combo of MySQL database and php, but didn't know if there was anything like this already written out there. I don't need a full shopping cart script, with user accounts, payment processing, etc. Thanks for any assistance anyone can provide! - Jason