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Thanks for the advice. Do you think you could give me a quote on how much you think something like this would cost?

lol, thanks for replying kyle. As far as my web host, I don't know alot, but I know that it's a linux server, I have unlimited space, and unlimited bandwidth. Currently I already have an archive player that plays these podcasts from a playlist (read from an xml file), but the player is in flash, and a real pain to update. Users seem to be able to handle streaming these files perfectly fine. They are mp3's at 128/160/192 kbps (mostly 128), but they can be as long as 3-4 hours, so that why they can be very large, but still streamable. As far as MYSQL, PHP, Rails, and ASP.NET is concerned, I literally have 0 knowledge. I know that my server had MYSQL on it for a previously cancelled forum I had on there, but again, I don't know a thing about it.

I want to build a website where a small number of users (30-40 at the most) can have the following abilities and functionalities: 1) User login (obviously) (no register option, explained below) 2) User Page with: - A short profile section (very minimum, maybe a picture, a short bio) - Blog (updated either through an rss feed from somewhere else or updated through user posts) - Audio Archive & Player (explained below) 3) Archive Database - Users upload large (100-200 MB) mp3's via a site uploader - Site Uploader includes text fields to add additional information (which may or may not be automatically filled in from the user's profile information) regarding the associated mp3 (basically extra metadata) - Uploaded mp3's become available in that user's archive player, which is basically an mp3 web player 4) User Page can be viewable by non-users (site visitors), but non-users cannot upload mp3's or sign-up for an account. Accounts are given/created individually by the administrator. There are a few other features that I'd like to have, but they are secondary to these very important features. I have very little experience with databases. I attempted to learn a few years ago, but became too complex for me. I know this is beyond my skill set currently, so I need help on where to look for answers. I'd like to know your advice on whether or not this is possible, the best course of action I should take in order to make this a reality, and if this MUST be a custom job, how much you think it would cost. Regarding design, and the rest of website, I can do that, I would just need help with the database, and some of the functionality of the user uploading. I'm just looking for advice on how to proceed right now. Thanks.