Where can we find opensource software, information / guidelines to
develop a website to trade our oil allocations. It must be php & mysql
based.

Or find a programmer to assist us.

Yeah this is never going to happen for $2. (I'm just an user like you,
but you're asking someone to do that for $1.50 to go into his own
pocket)

Hi, no i would not have asked anyone to write a program for $2, but at
least to guide you in the right direction should be for nothing.

The actual programming cost will be paid by the company

To get help on mysql and php, try the following sites:

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/
http://www.mysql.com/
http://www.php.net/docs.php
http://www.phpbuilder.com/
http://phpnuke.org/

For website design and templates, visit following sites:

http://www.killersites.com/

One very useful site for web design learning on different topics is:

http://www.thesitewizard.com/

regards,
padpub
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