Linking data base to website

I want to link a database to a website, how do I do this. Do I use asp? and
how do I begin using this? Thanks.

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Chris F J Cyrnik

Christopher Cyrnik wrote:

I want to link a database to a website, how do I do this.

With some server side process. The specifics depends on your language
preferences and server capabilities.

Do I use asp?

ASP is one solution. I'd avoid it as it does a pretty good job of tying you
to the Microsoft platform (which isn't /that/ popular on the WWW). My
preference would be Perl. PHP is pretty popular these days. Ruby is getting
more popular (thanks to Rails) and Pythong isn't doing too badly either.
You could also look at Java (in the form of JSP or directly writing
servlets)

and how do I begin using this?

Check your server supports your chosen technology.
Find a tutorial for that technology (since database driven sites are one of
the more common uses of server side scripting, you'll probably find it hard
to find a tutorial that doesn't cover the subject)

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I want to link a database to a website, how do I do this.

There are many ways of doing this.

Do I use asp?

ASP is certainly one option. It depends what is available to you.

and
how do I begin using this? Thanks.

Hire someone who has done it before.

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Mark Parnell wrote:

Deciding to do something for the good of humanity, Christopher Cyrnik
chris.cyrnik (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> spouted in
comp.infosystems.www.authoring.site-design:


I want to link a database to a website, how do I do this.
and
how do I begin using this? Thanks.


Hire someone who has done it before.

Why should he? Learning something new isn't a bad thing. Four months ago
I knew nothing about html, css, php and MySQL and still I managed to
build my website (see sig) using nothing but jEdit and a bunch of
tutorials on the www.

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TomB - DrumScum
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TomB wrote:

Mark Parnell wrote:

Deciding to do something for the good of humanity, Christopher Cyrnik
chris.cyrnik (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> spouted in
comp.infosystems.www.authoring.site-design:


I want to link a database to a website, how do I do this.
and
how do I begin using this? Thanks.



Hire someone who has done it before.


Why should he? Learning something new isn't a bad thing. Four months ago
I knew nothing about html, css, php and MySQL and still I managed to
build my website (see sig) using nothing but jEdit and a bunch of
tutorials on the www.

Yes and you also learned which colours to choose

bren[at]gillatt.org wrote:

Why should he? Learning something new isn't a bad thing. Four months
ago I knew nothing about html, css, php and MySQL and still I managed
to build my website (see sig) using nothing but jEdit and a bunch of
tutorials on the www.


Yes and you also learned which colours to choose

Phuh, Links has also white on black

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TomB - DrumScum
tomb <-at-> versateladsl <-punt-> be
http://www.duskmetal.be