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Posted by Tom on 09/04/07 17:47
On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:51:51 -0400, Jerry Stuckle wrote...
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>Tom wrote:
>> On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:34:07 GMT, Kye wrote...
>>> Can anybody point me towards a simple PHP/MySQL script for running a
>>>glossary of terms on a website??? For an extremely simple script I have been
>>> finding it very difficult to actually locate one.
>>>
>>
>>
>>If I search around the Internet I can come up with lots of existing glossaries,
>> but not much on building one from scratch.
>>
>>Many glossaries I've seen are related to a specific topic. It may just be easier
>>to build one yourself than trying to find one to reuse. That way you can define
>>the output, whether it's a search field, selecting from a menu, or if it's small
>> enough just output all the data to a web page.
>>
>> Tom
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>Tom,
>
>When I read this the first time, I thought the same thing. I've built
>glossaries before, and they're basically just a MySQL lookup. Some
>pretty basic stuff. It shouldn't take more than an hour or to to build
>from scratch; probably take longer than that to find a script, evaluate
>it and merge it into existing pages.
>
Based on the time it takes to find the software then modify it for yourself,
you're probably better off building it yourself and working through the learning
curve.
Depending on your level of experience, maybe tackle the database first so that
you know how to get information in and retrieve it. Then may tackle web forms,
depending how you want to present the information and how you want people to
access it.
Tom
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