Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 07/14/06 16:27

rlayberry@hotmail.com wrote:
> Geoff Berrow wrote:
>
>>Message-ID: <1152715127.722000.124700@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> from
>>rlayberry@hotmail.com contained the following:
>>
>>
>>>I am a scientific programmer new to PHP. I am trying to design an
>>>application that allows data to be input over the web via php to a
>>>mysql database and retrieved and displayed. The server runs apache on
>>>a linux box. There must be some templates or such-like for this simple
>>>sort of thing (what I am trying to do is purely functional rather than
>>>pretty)? Any ideas where to look, which book to buy? Also considering
>>>paying for someone else to do it - we are in the Oxford, UK area.
>>
>>It's not a big job and won't cost much though, as I don't think it
>>warrants a personal visit, Newcastle under Lyme might as well be
>>anywhere.
>
>
> If I gave you a detailed specification, could you give me a price?
>

I think any experienced developer could give you a price if you have a
detailed spec.

The key is to find one that's experienced and reliable. You have to be
very careful to avoid things like SQL injection which can destroy your
database.

New programmers are good, but don't always have the experience needed to
understand the possible attacks and how to avoid them. More experienced
programmers are more likely to be able to predict and prevent possible
problems.

And if it's important to you, don't necessarily go on price. I've seen
some great code by "inexpensive" programmers, and some crappy code by
"expensive" programmers. But given everything else equal, the better
programmers generally command a higher price.

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