I really appreciate your offer to help out! Since I'm fairly fresh in the area, I appreciate any help I can get. Can you recomend any formal online training resources for MySQL/PHP?
Thanks, Mike Caskey
Peter Lovatt wrote:
Hi
I would echo this. We are finding that applications based on MySql and php are an increasing part of our business as the easy deployment and familiarity of a web type interface gains popularity.
It works particularly well when you need a lot of people to access data when setting them up with installed software would be a headache.
We have applications that sound close to what you are looking for. I would be happy to share some code and perhaps do a little database work if that would help you get started.
Let me know
Peter
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-----Original Message----- From: Daniel Kasak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 April 2004 23:23 To: Mike T. Caskey; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Learning curve
Mike T. Caskey wrote:
Hi all!
I'm wondering if anyone can help me find out how much time/training is needed to accomplish my task using MySQL.
My background: I'm fresh to the world of MySQL and databases in general. I do have some fundamental knowledge in the area of programming and databases, but nothing too in-depth.
My story: I work for a University that is seemingly falling behind the technical times. My department is using MS Access as the primary software for handling data, but we're still mainly hard-copy for our records-management. Obviously, there are problems with keeping hard-copy for everything. I was buried in paperwork for a short while before I decided to create simple databases/forms using OpenOffice.org, since it was so easy. Someone in management noticed the consistency emerging from my office and inquired. When I told them about my databases, they decided everyone in the department could benefit from them and assigned the project of making this available to all.
My problem: My databases are single-user systems for use in OpenOffice.org and would be difficult to roll them out to my entire team. I don't want to install OO.o on everyones computer and I don't want to learn MS Access as it is known for being a temporary solution. So I need something that can keep up with the times and can be rolled out easily (web interface?). I also need to be able to append scanned images to records (PDF or JPEG?). This is all pretty complex and I'm definitely not technically equipped to create this just yet.
MySQL?: I believe a good question would be whether or not MySQL would be a good solution for this. What do you think? Also, how long would it take me to learn the necessary information? Lastly, how long would it take to develop such a system?
I appreciate your time and information!
Thanks,
Mike T. Caskey
If you are determined to do a little extra work ( over what's required for Access ), I'd go for PHP. I've completely converted our sales DB front-ends from Access to PHP and it is a lot better. It's much faster, MUCH more stable and we can provide remote access to the DB. But it certainly is more work to get it running and to make changes. I've seen code floating around for uploading images to a MySQL DB via a PHP-driven web site.
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