When Volunteering in the computer department goes bad! (cgi help)

[Glickman]

Ive been volunteering in the computer department of my hight school for about a week, and i got an assignment better then just moving the usual projectors around. "We need a database."
Easy i thought, a simple javascript log and display. dun dun dun....


they want to host it on their own server (they didnt like my suggestion of a seperate mysql db) and to allow teachers (non-techies) to post on it.

yay, serverside scripting, here i come.

needless to say, as my only experiance being in client-side, im frazzled trying to debug cgi coding (i understand the c-based interface, and might even try to make my own java-based one) into what they will eventually want.

i have to go into a meeting with one of the heads to discuss exactly what they want.

i have a 2 barebones source codes that ive been playing around with, but still, adding users, and values, and the such.


ive got all the hosting down pat, as well as manually adding some values, but

Any suggestions of where i might be able to find more basic or alternative (ive looked through the basic "idiots guide" books already) cgi/mysql database scripts or source, id be very appreciative.

[Hexis]

What do they want a database for?

Any reason you can't use PHP? The PHP/mysql combo is just plain too easy.

[Resurection]

If they are putting this on their own machine then you have all the options in the world. The only catch you are going to have is the fact it is a school server.

I used to work for the school board and what they will allow you to put on their hardware is not a simple hurdle.

But if you can convince them, and it's an isolated network inside the school, php/mysql is FREE and easy to install. Once you have that, there are hundreds of prebuilt systems you can drop on there. I recommend e107 (www.e107.org) as the best php cms out there today. It has an awesome community and a great product.

[Glickman]

I used to work for the school board and what they will allow you to put on their hardware is not a simple hurdle.

done and done (acutally x2)

they gave me 2 servers to play around with

definitly mysql, but ill look into php, ive used it very briefly for random quote generators

thanks though, im uploading that suggetion now

[Resurection]

If you need any help with PHP feel free to email me, but again, their online resources are awesome. And the system is incredibly easy to work with and very customizable.

[Kevmaster]

While you can program CGI in C and not PERL, I agree with the others. PHP and SQL interact all too well to not use the two together.

If you know C/Java, you'll be able to easily pick up PHP. Its just as object oriented as you can get. you'll be set

[Glickman]

While you can program CGI in C and not PERL, I agree with the others. PHP and SQL interact all too well to not use the two together.

If you know C/Java, you'll be able to easily pick up PHP. Its just as object oriented as you can get. you'll be set

ive been checking out the demo site to the e107, and i dont see any user interface for the database, it might not be installed on the demo site, but thats the main thing i need. ill try installing it to a free hosting site, and see how that works.

while it looks self-extracting, which is VERY nice, its ALOT of files

[Resurection]

ive been checking out the demo site to the e107, and i dont see any user interface for the database, it might not be installed on the demo site, but thats the main thing i need.

It uses a MySQL database so the interface is part of MySQL... it's all php based as well. If you like, i will setup an e107 install and give you access to the site and database to play if you want. Email me (drozelle AT tampabay.rr.com)