[WEB4LIB] Database driven site design

[John Little]

I recommend information found at Philip Greenspun's site:

"what I've learned from building 200 database-backed Web sites"
<http://www.photo.net/wtr/>

"which is notably organized into _Philip and Alex's Guide to Web
Publishing_" (since I lifted his text directly I thought I should indicate
so with quotes).
<http://www.photo.net/wtr/thebook/>
This is a free book on the web or the paper edition is available for
purchase.  A fun read for a computer book -- and best of all there is a lot
of good information.  Really.  Check out the reviews on Amazon.

--
John.Little at Duke.edu
Web Development Librarian
Duke University


----- Original Message -----
From: Marc Davis <davis at revelation.unomaha.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 5:59 PM
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Database driven site design


> We are actively working on transitioning our web site from static HTML
> pages to database generated pages.  We'll be using the MySQL/PHP
> combination.  My question concerns designing a web site based on databases
> as opposed to static pages.
>
> I'm having difficulty finding resources that discuss basic design
> considerations, structuring navigation, etc., in the context of database
> generation.  How -- if at all -- does it differ from conventional
> best-practice site design?  Are there important considerations regarding
> the structure of databases to be used on websites (as opposed to other
> uses)?  Anyone have any useful advice/experiences/comments?
>
> I'd be particularly interested in web sites, books, articles, etc.,
> discussing this.
>
> TIA . . .
>
> Marc
>
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