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Posted by Rik on 01/26/07 20:10
Dave <daveNOSPACEmatthewsA@Tbigfoot_DoT_.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I want to build a site which will allow me to restrict a users access
> based on assigned privileges and render pages with user-specific
> information.
>
> Some other features I would like to have are...
>
> i. to log failed access attempts.
> ii. to make information(text) on certain pages easily editable by a 1
> group of 'non-technical' users.
> iii. a database system for storing data gathered from forms.
>
> I have a basic understanding of html/javascript, and would appreciate
> any advice on where to concentrate my education to achieve the results
> above.
> My first guess would be PHP/MySQL which is why I'm posting here?
PHP & MySQL have the advantage of being free and having a large following,
so there are plenty people to ask questions. You're free to choose from a
lot of different server-side languages and databases though.
> Are there any ready-rolled solutions available that could be adapted?
Probably, I don't use ready-rolled solutions. A problem that comes with
PHP being an 'easy' language is there are numerous examples out there that
seem to work but are actually quite Bad.
> I'm going to setup an Apache webserver this weekend and experiment a
> little, but I don't want to have to re-invent the wheel... ;)
Well, to give you some pointers to get started:
- If you're using Windows, use XAMPP for your setup. It will save you a
lot of headache, precise configuration issues you can deal with later when
you know a little bit more, for now it's standard settings will usually
suffice.
- Start learning PHP here: http://www.php.net/tut.php
- Refer to http://www.php.net often. Especially look at the user
contributed notes that accompany most of the functions, they will help
your understanding a lot.
--
Rik Wasmus
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