Where do I go from here???

[Notorious Lee]

Hi guys,

I need a little advice if possible.

I am currently developing an Intranet site for work on my laptop utilizing the PHP scripting language.

I want to get it finished & demonstrated before we decide to put it on our company server.

However, I have hit a bit of a snag with regards to testing & developing the online form(s). The problem is that now I have designed the forms I cannot test them because my ISP requires Authentication therefore it won't send the results of the forms via email. I have heard of many people having this same problem testing sites on their local PC's who use ISP's that require a username & password.

What would you recommend I do as I was thinking of buying a domain name & host the Intranet with a web hosting company so I can further develop & demonstrate the site & test my online forms before we decide to put it on the company server?

Any idea's would be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[daz]

You can use PHP code to authenticate with the SMTP server to send the form data, but I think personally you're more than likely going to run into other restrictions from running a web site from an ISP connection further down the line, and thus in the long run, finding a decent hosting company might be the way forward.

 

[Notorious Lee]

Do you recommend One.Com web hosting?

 

[daz]

Do i recommend them? I've never used their services, so wouldn't be able to say either way. Send them some sales emails, ask them about their server setup etc.