Posted by ctiggerf on 10/05/06 13:45

sk wrote:
> Geoff Berrow wrote:
>
> > Message-ID: <fqOUg.189189$QM6.88255@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>
> > from sk contained the following:
> >
> >
> >> 1. enter data using forms
> >> 2. do lookup using form that will display council persons or
> >>committees.. user will be able to select one and the system will display
> >>either the council people on committee or the committees that the
> >>council person is on.
> >
> >
> > You'd need three tables for this, council members, committees and a link
> > table.
> Have these three tables.
> >
> >>There will be more but right now I am working on the lookup portion.
> >>Would I use php to do sql select from either database and then 'somehow'
> >>put that into an html/xhtml select function? If that is the direction
> >>how do I take that select function to get one entry back to the
> >>database? etc? etc?
> >
> >
> > I don't get the impression that your knowledge of php and mysql is that
> > great. It's all fairly straightforward but not exactly a beginner's
> > project.
> >
> I am fine on mysql/sql but you are correct, I am learning PHP, hence the
> question.

If you are fairly familiar with the php syntax and such, head over to
php.net and take a look at the mysql functions and examples in the
manuel of there .. http://us3.php.net/manual/en/ref.mysql.php

Otherwise I would suggest getting a book on php to learn it. You might
also find some good tutorials just by googleing "php tutorial".
php.net has a tutorial for beginners ..
http://us3.php.net/manual/en/tutorial.php .. not sure how extensive it
is though.

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