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Posted by umlatte on 09/01/06 23:09
Nikita the Spider wrote:
> In article <1157125504.376804.183220@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com>,
> "umlatte" <post.mod@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I think I have gotten in over my head, so a point in the right
> > direction would be nice.
> >
> > What I want to do is create a document with checkboxes that all the
> > people in my office can check off when they finish a project. The page
> > will be hosted internally on a Mac. I know HTML design, but not a lot
> > of heavy coding (PHP or Java) but I can learn if directed to the right
> > sites.
> >
> > So far it seems like I will have to install PHP and mySQL into the Mac
> > (or enable PHP anyhow I realize it is already in there). Then set up a
> > database to remember the states of the checkboxes... yeah I pretty much
> > have no idea how to do most of that.
> >
> > Any ideas on a simple way to create a form that will be hosted
> > internally on a Mac and can have a bunch of data with checkboxes that
> > can be viewed and edited by multible users and will remember the states
> > of the checkboxes?
>
> OS X comes with Apache built in, which means you've got a Web server
> already. I don't remember if it's got PHP added by default.
>
> There's a database called SQLite that's very easy to install and yet is
> still capable of quite a lot -- certainly all you'd need for it to do.
> It'd save you some work versus getting MySQL or Postgres installed. When
> I Google for "sqlite mac" I get this page, which looks like just the
> ticket for you:
> http://c-command.com/tools/sqlite
>
> Disclaimer: I've used SQLite but not the package referenced above.
>
> EVen simpler, you could skip using a database and store the data
> yourself in a file. Me, I'd probably use a database, but I'm familiar
> with them and even if a database seems like overkill at this point, it
> won't if the project grows in scope (which these things tend to do).
> YMMV.
>
> There's a package called Spyce (http://spyce.sourceforge.net/) which
> allows you to build dynamic pages just like PHP or ASP. The scripting
> language is Python, which (I think) is installed by default with OS X.
> You might find it less intimidating to install Spyce than PHP, but
> you'll certainly find a lot more tutorials, etc. online for PHP.
>
> Good luck!
>
> --
> Philip
> http://NikitaTheSpider.com/
> Whole-site HTML validation, link checking and more
I ended up installing MAMP (http://www.mamp.info/) which was extremely
easy. Then I fumbled my way through installing PHProjekt and that seems
like it will work fine for our needs.
Thanks for the input, looking through your links eventually led me to
MAMP.
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