Posted by fjm67 on 07/16/06 10:17

I have purchased 6 books. 3 being from ora.com and still nothing on
textboxes and database. Can anyone else help?
Michael Vilain wrote:
> In article <1152970930.914425.110350@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
> "fjm67" <fjmannarino@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I am new to PHP but not so new to Postgres. If someone can either
> > direct me to some howto or even provide me with an example, I would be
> > grateful.
> >
> > I would like to know if it is possible to create an HTML form text box
> > that can draw information out of the database and display it in the
> > HTML form text box. I have purchased a few books on the integration of
> > Postgres and PHP but can find no such example. Maybe there is a better
> > way of doing this?
> >
> > My theory is that if I can draw this information from the database and
> > have it displayed in the HTML form text box, this same information can
> > be UPDATED if need be from the same page. Any information or a point in
> > the right direction, again would be appriciated.
> >
> > Frank
>
> Most of the books I've seen on PHP and databases use the MySQL database
> rather than Postgres. But, the approach is the same, especially if you
> use a database abastraction layer like the PEAR DB class. I chose to
> use a MySQL layer from a php library site. I'm really surprised that
> the book you have doesn't supply examples. I'd return it to where you
> bought it and complain to the seller that it's useless. If you paid
> with a credit card, contest the charge.
>
> If you go to the O'Reilly site (http://www.ora.com), there are _lots_ of
> books on php. Or find a local technical book store and browse on your
> own to find what suits your needs.
>
> And to clarify your assumption about PHP and databases: you extract the
> information from the database with a SQL statement, then write the
> information out in properly formatted HTML. This requires you to
> understand how your database works, how to construct a HTML page, and
> how to program in PHP. Lots of books to buy...
>
> --
> DeeDee, don't press that button! DeeDee! NO! Dee...

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