Re: New at setting up a database

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From: Thomas A. Rowe (tarowe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/21/05 

Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:50:29 -0500

A PHP newsgroup is going to be your best resource, since you will need to learn the PHP scripting
language.

See:
http://www.php.net/

For other resources, in your IE address bar, type:

? PHP Scripting 

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"Tessa Ford" <info@webford.co.nz> wrote in message news:0a6a01c5183b$f3293bb0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks Tom,  but how do I actually create the necessary php
> files in the first place and then make it all work?  Where
> is the best place for me to ask/learn how to do this pretty
> much step by step, which is what I need?  Are you able to
> do this, or do I need to find out somewhere else?
>
> Thanks
>>-----Original Message-----
>>FP will not create PHP files, however you can use FP to
> work with PHP files.
>>
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>>Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
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>>
>>"Tessa Ford" <info@webford.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:065301c51798$63f49b90$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Thanks for that.  The hosts have got back to me, and they
>>> support php files, not asp files.  Is there anything I can
>>> do on FP to create php files or not?
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>The site must be hosted on a Windows IIS web server and
>>> have the FP extensions.
>>>>
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>>>>Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
>>>>WEBMASTER Resources(tm)
>>>>http://www.ycoln-resources.com
>>>>FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
>>>>==============================================
>>>>To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage
>>> support see:
>>>>http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
>>>>
>>>>"Tessa Ford" <info@webford.co.nz> wrote in message
>>> news:02d401c51634$09a9ca80$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>> My client has asked me to set up a database in order to
>>>>> gather information from visitors, instead of having the
>>>>> information emailed directly to my client.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I set up the form, and click on Send to Database,
>>> am I
>>>>> going in the right direction?  I just had a quick play
>>> with
>>>>> this and it seemed to work very easily (too easily?)!
>>> And
>>>>> it created an mdb file.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, when I go to upload the change ie, the new database
>>>>> file etc to the server, will the server take care of the
>>>>> database?  And when I go to retrieving the information
>>> from
>>>>> time to time for my client, will this be an easy task to
>>>>> perform and what are the steps I take to go about
>>> getting this?
>>>>>
>>>>> As I am totally new to databases, I want to be able to
>>>>> ensure I get it right first time and hope someone out
>>> there
>>>>> can steer me in the right direction.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Tessa
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

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