PHP/MySQL Form Processing - Previous Software?

[Alessandro]

I'm a relative newb to PHP/MySQL. I've been assigned to make and process some web forms and score them at my job, and I want to use PHP/MySQL. I've made the forms fine, and I was wondering if there was previous software that would make them particularly easy to process (and also for others to modify it). I figure I can write a little code to do this on my own, but I was wondering if there was anything that make this faster/easier/more easy to modify. Thanks!

 

[imported_LoKe]

You could check hotscripts.com for some scripts that'll complete the actions you're after.

 

[George P Burdell]

Originally posted by: Alessandro
I've been assigned to make and process some web forms and score them at my job

Can you give us some more details about what you're trying to do?

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell

Originally posted by: Alessandro
I've been assigned to make and process some web forms and score them at my job

Can you give us some more details about what you're trying to do?

Haha, for real.

Here's a script that will process your form:

<?
print_r($_POST);
?>

Hey, it processed it - you didn't specify what type of processing.

 

[Alessandro]

Heh, points taken.

These are questionnaires that are multiple choice. I've used radio buttons for each item (e.g., item one has radio buttons for responses 1-5, and 20 items in each measure). I would then need to store the data in a MySQL database.

This is very newb, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't reinventing the wheel and possibly have an automated tool for both my use and for anyone who would take over the project later.

Hotscripts was a great link - if there any other good ones in this regard, it would be of great help and I could just read up there for future issues.

 

[FP]

There are application frameworks that do exactly what you need but are often complicated to set up/maintain.

If you just need to store the responses in a database then setting up your own MySQL/Postgres box with an Apache webserver would be a great learning experience.

Why did your job give you a task that you know nothing about?

I would be happy to help if you give me more information on your development server etc.

One word of caution... Tasks like this are usually an avalanche disguised as a snowball. After you get everything set up in your dev environment you realize you need to back it up... replicate it... maintain it... stress test it... etc.

 

[Alessandro]

Well, I did the same thing before but on a Windows box with Filemaker as the DB and web server, so I agreed that I could help them do this.

Development server is Debian etch.

I am a bit afraid of the avalanche, but I figure doing a few small MySQL databases couldn't be so bad? Famous last words probably. All help is appreciated, especially good website/forum links.