(cgi/php/asp/cf )need html help...

[DAM]

sorry for posting this twice but not sure what forum this belongs to.


I want to make a form where people can sell their cds. what they have to do is, fill it out a form and with their info and the kind of music this cd is. Then hit POST, and the form will automatically be posted under the right category of music. Then after a month the post will be deleted.

All help will be extremely appreciated, hope you guys can point me in the right direction.


dam()

 

[Ladi]

Might wanna change that to cgi/php/asp/cf help

This is the kind of issue that's best solved by a dynamic content language...Basically, you're looking for a pretty front end to a database. You'd need two tables: one to list the types of music and that one is linked to a table that has a combo box for music types and a text box for content.

Without getting into specifics I'll get wrong off the top of my head, I'd recommend cold fusion...the 'lite' server is free (http://www.allaire.com) and generally speaking, people who are familiar with html find it fairly easy to learn.

~Ladi

 

[Cyph3r]

Having not played with Coldfusion or ASP, I can't tell you how easy or tough they are for what you are trying to do. But if you know ANY perl, then PHP(if available) is a possibility to look into. It has built in functionality to interface with many kinds of databases, such as SQL, MySQL, mSQL, Transact-SQL, PosgresSQL and so on..so that part is very easy..

I suppose you could do this in CGI aswell..but given the choice between CGI and PHP..I'd go with PHP...another thing is that with CGI/PHP you can use a Unix machine..as opposed to ASP/CF where you'll need a Windows host..unless of course you have your own server or something..Regards