newbie wanting to resell web hosting

[emetib]

Reselling web hosting for domains and sub domains.

Where is a good place to start learning about how to set this all up?

an HTML/plain text auto responder like the one here or on Linkedin
registering users via php or cfm forms
confirming registration
confirming user has paid
Monthly billing system
auto site access restriction upon nonpayment
is there software that will create users site on the fly upon confirmation?
These sites will be small and basically no more than 5-20 web pages.
I wish each site folder to create a www folder which contain ...

small e-cart 5-10 items
access to php or coldfusion database
Main content
fourm
blog

[fnixws]

Well, im a newbie too, but heres my opinion.

Start learning here or at WebHosting talk.
Theres a few good threads around.
For a start read this one, its only a few threads down.
http://freewebspace.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2203095

Thing is you will need some starting cash. You need to get a reseller account and mostlikely have to pay for licences to use alot of the automated scripts around.

Theres alot of helpful scripts, free and paid. Theres also alot of hosting templates around. Some things are easy to get working, somethings take alot of effort and alot of the time, you wont know untill you try.

As i said, there is alot of different systems around. The best way to learn (for me atleast) is through experience. So if you have a bit of cash to waste, and you dont mind wasting it. Buy the cheapest reseller you can find and experiment. Dont offer ppl hosting, just play with it for a month. By the end of that month, youll know if you can do it or not.

Edit: This guy is giving away a free reseller acct. Perhaps its the best place to start.
http://freewebspace.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2204277