newbie req's help
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 11:14 am
Hey y'all --
I have a *basic* knowledge of PHP but have been asked to create
a content management system for someone's web site. It has to
function in a very specific way, so an off-the-shelf app won't do.
Although much of the site will remain static, five specific areas need
to be updateable by the CMS. For example, one of the areas is Press
Releases. The CMS needs to do the following w/ all of the info given
to it:
a. update the home page w/ one-sentence synopses of the 5 most
recent PRS
b. write a summary (headline + 1 or 2 sentences) to the PR page itself
(these summaries should be arranged chronologically, newest - oldest)
c. create the full text page of the PR
d. write a link to the PR on a PR sitemap page
So I have a couple of questions:
1. What is the *best* method of getting Apache, PHP and MySQL on
my WindowsXP system? I had been using PHPDev but was running into
problems trying to access MySQL.
2. What are the logical steps for the development of this CMS? I was
thinking 1 script to write to the database, one to read *from* the database, and a third to write from the database to the necessary pages.
3. Do I create 5 separate databases for this, or ONE database w/ five tables?
As I said, I am a relative novice, but if I can get the development flow
figured out, I am confident I can write the scripts.
Cheers!
gracesfall
I have a *basic* knowledge of PHP but have been asked to create
a content management system for someone's web site. It has to
function in a very specific way, so an off-the-shelf app won't do.
Although much of the site will remain static, five specific areas need
to be updateable by the CMS. For example, one of the areas is Press
Releases. The CMS needs to do the following w/ all of the info given
to it:
a. update the home page w/ one-sentence synopses of the 5 most
recent PRS
b. write a summary (headline + 1 or 2 sentences) to the PR page itself
(these summaries should be arranged chronologically, newest - oldest)
c. create the full text page of the PR
d. write a link to the PR on a PR sitemap page
So I have a couple of questions:
1. What is the *best* method of getting Apache, PHP and MySQL on
my WindowsXP system? I had been using PHPDev but was running into
problems trying to access MySQL.
2. What are the logical steps for the development of this CMS? I was
thinking 1 script to write to the database, one to read *from* the database, and a third to write from the database to the necessary pages.
3. Do I create 5 separate databases for this, or ONE database w/ five tables?
As I said, I am a relative novice, but if I can get the development flow
figured out, I am confident I can write the scripts.
Cheers!
gracesfall