[WEB4LIB] learning db programming- tips

[Pons, Lisa (ponslm)]

If you use DWMX04, that can create the pages for you with a little setup.
What kind of database are you connecting to? It can connect to mysql and use
php for example, which is what I use.

An example of one of our early pages:

http://www.libraries.uc.edu/research/articles/inda_browse.php

Let me know if you want more info.


Lisa Pons-Haitz

Webmaster
University Libraries
University of Cincinnati
lisa.pons at uc.edu
(513)556-1431

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karen Davis [mailto:kdavis at lawrence.lib.ks.us]
> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 12:03 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] learning db programming- tips
> 
> 
> 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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