[WEB4LIB] learning db programming- tips

[Wayne Graham]

Without knowing your programming background, here are a few tips to get 
started:

Get a Safari account (http://safari.oreilly.com/). There are a lot of 
books and other resources in there that will help you get started and 
answer very advanced questions.

My favorite IDE for database programming is Eclipse 
(http://www.eclipse.org) with the MyEclipse plugin 
(http://www.myeclipseide.com). I also like the Azzuri Clay plugin for ER 
modeling (http://www.azzurri.jp/en/software/clay/).

I've also used this for data modeling: 
http://www.utexas.edu/its/windows/database/datamodeling/

HTH,
Wayne

Karen Davis wrote:
> Andrew Darby wrote:
> 
>>Both are now running off one MySQL database, and we connect with PHP.  I 
>>know you said you didn't do db programming, but it is the best way to 
>>handle this sort of thing, and isn't as hard as it may seem at first 
>>blush . . . . 
> 
> 
> 
> Andrew (or anyone else who wants to chime in): 
> more and more I'm resigned to having to learn db programming, but I'm dumb as dirt about it! 
> Could you please give me some tips on how to get started? What software do I need? (I use DW MX 2004 to create web pages) 
> 
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