developing a website with a small database

I have made websites in the past, mostly just information sites with few user input or interactivity. I want to move on and learn new things, there is a job proposal, wich I havent accepted yet but I would like to do it as a new challenge.

The thing is that it evolves a database. Its not a ver complex database, (at least thats what I think) and I want the client to be able to update the information in his own, in the future.

Here are the requirements:

A search engine (within the website) in which you can select a country > a city > and a list of hotels appear. Then you select the date of arrival> the date of departure > the number of people staying in the hotel > and the number of days. It wont have an online buying option so the prices will appear but its going to say that they might be different, but theres going o be " quote request" button, that is going to instantly send an email to the company, then the company will answer to the client with the updated prices and availability.

If its harder than it sounds thats ok, im up to the challenge, note that I dont care how its done as long as it works, and that My client must be able to update the prices and information in the future as he needs to, preferably from a text document or something simple.

Thank you for your time and please send as much ideas as you can !!!!!

well, if you don't know (php and mysql) or (perl and the DBI) then you better start learning. because you certainly will have to use something of the sort...other than that i don't know what you're really looking for here....if you have problems along the way then you can post in the forum concerning your problem.

good luck

just for curiosity, can you tell me what do you think they used to make this website?

http://www.mktours.com/

This is very similiar to what they want me to do, so please if anyone can give it a look and give me tips on what would be the best way to do this, and what I need to learn, the reason im asking all this is because I have 2 weeks to decide wether im going to accept the job or not, I need to know what to learn, then if I accept the job, I will have almost 6 months to do the website, so I will have time to learn, all your advice will be welcome!!!!


P.S I like learning new things and I learn fast.....jeje

they used asp....but it doesn't really matter what server-side language you use for the most part it's going to be about the same.

So you mean I have other options? what would you use?

you have LOTS of options: php,perl,jsp,asp, and even more, but those are by far the most popular....i would use php by far.