Dynamic content recommendation

What do you use so that a user can update only a part of a web page?
Or upload a pdf (same file name).
Have a rotating banner.

Is there an all-in-one package or something?

thanks,

Dan

Dan V. wrote:

What do you use so that a user can update only a part of a web page?
Or upload a pdf (same file name).
Have a rotating banner.

Is there an all-in-one package or something?

You'll need to explain what you mean a bit better than that.

A relatively recent buzzword is Ajax (a new term for an older set of
techniques), which allows a supporting browser to send a query back to
the server and uses Javascript DOM manipulation to update the page on
the fly.

My first, incredibly trivial use of this is at:

http://billericaybaptist.net/sermons

Note the submit button text change as you alter the search filters. A JS
function is passing the form settings back to the server, which queries
the database and returns the number of results.

Dunstan Orchard uses the same technique at his blog:

http://www.1976design.com/blog/

in his search box.

It does depend on JS and XMLHTTPRequest support, though, so it should be
used as an enhancement only.

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Mark.
http://tranchant.plus.com/

"Dan V." <d@d.com> writes:

What do you use so that a user can update only a part of a web page?
Or upload a pdf (same file name).
Have a rotating banner.

Is there an all-in-one package or something?

Yes, there most certainly are. They are known as "content management
systems (CMS)".

HTH

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"Jerry Sievers" <jerry (AT) jerrysievers (DOT) com> wrote

"Dan V." <d@d.com> writes:

What do you use so that a user can update only a part of a web page?
Or upload a pdf (same file name).
Have a rotating banner.

Is there an all-in-one package or something?

Yes, there most certainly are. They are known as "content management
systems (CMS)".

HTH

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Jerry Sievers 305 854-3001 (home) WWW ECommerce Consultant
305 321-1144 (mobile http://www.JerrySievers.com/

Right, now what is the recommendation?
I need a simple system, as above.
Is there a free or easy proven method, or something to use in conjuction
with dreamweaver 2004mx?

I wouldn't want to spend a lot of money on a fairly simple site.

-thanks. Dan V.

"Dan V." <d@d.com> wrote

Right, now what is the recommendation?
I need a simple system, as above.
Is there a free or easy proven method, or something to use in conjuction
with dreamweaver 2004mx?

I wouldn't want to spend a lot of money on a fairly simple site.

-thanks. Dan V.

Well, not sure if it works with Dreamweaver but I don't see why it
wouldn't - but http://www.nukecops.com/ might be a good idea. Php Nuke is a
pretty robust, simple system and it is free.