[WEB4LIB] generating web sites from Access

[Samuel Mcdonald]

If you are looking to use a database serving up semi-custom content for
delivery via the web I recommend using PHP3 with SQL with an Apache
Server.  Many sites are set up to do this such as slashdot.org etc.  There
is pretty good documentation on how to do this except it does require some
scripting knowledge, sys admin knowledge and a bit of db SQL knowledge.

good database design would indicate that a single record would have only a
single link.  Editing a pre-made page of links would be impossible to
edit/maintain/sustain.

To tweak your interest go look at PHPhoo.  I think its in the
Wired/Webmonkey site.

-Sam



On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Cameron Metcalf wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm looking to build an access database that will
> generate web pages.  
> My understanding is you can build an Access database
> so that contents of the database are updated
> and web pages created from the updated contents.
> I'm picturing that a designer is able to embed html coding
> in each record and once updated, old links are wiped out.
> 
> In systems any of you might have developed, 
> does a single record represent a page of links?
> 
> or does a single record represent a single link
> (with accompanying fields describing what page
> hosts that link, font settings, etc.
> 
> Brief strategies any of you might have taken would be appreciated.
> 
> I'm not looking for a "how to", specifically, I'm just hoping to better
> visualize the possibilities in broad strokes.
> Thanks.
> 
> Cameron Metcalf
> cmetcalf at ottawahospital.on.ca
> http://www.ogh.on.ca/library/ 
> 
> 

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