Client to maintain site online?

yes, that can easily be done using cgi.

all u need is a form and know how to use print in cgi.

good luck

Depends on what areas the client needs to be able to maintain. If we’re talking one or two specific areas you can use Perl without a problem. Simply write a script to append to a text file then have then include the text file using SSI. That way the script is only executed when modifying the content - rather then every time someone visits the site.

nah, u don't need to use ssi to display the page. when ever the client updates their page. the script will just delete the old one and make new one in html format. it's real simple and easy on the server.

If the script appends to the HTML file that would be fine as well. Just a different way of doing it.

I won't get into the detail of coding this. This how I would do it, but you may be too much for what you need.

Us a database back-end to store the content, as well as any header/footer info you may need. Create an admin center that would pull the info and put it in a textarea for the client to edit. A submit would send the new data to the server where it could update the tablel, and then print a confirm screen.

If you REALLY wanted to get fancy, you could go XML, and create a set of tags that the clients could use to format their content. This would enable to create a 'theme' and change the XSL formating of the XML tags later.
Then you can store the tags with the content in the DB. When you pull it out, you can use XSL to define your tags and format the mess. [including the header/footer files].

Good luck,

Hi Michelle,

As you see, there are many alternative.
If you post some particulars, I/we might be able to help a bit more.

Vinny

yeah, tons of ways to do it. just depends on what ur looking for (speed, efficiency, and so on).

One of the other members here made a really cool program that did what I think you want. You can check it out if you want, its called Director and I believe the site is http://www.perlshell.com .

Thanks for all the input on this subject.

Since I am a cut & paste person when it comes to scripts, can you suggest any good books, websites, etc., to learn to work with perl?

MichelleB

Director is my creation

Go buy a book called "Learning Perl", it's really good.

Orpheus,

Thank you for the book recommendation. I am also going to download your script "Director". I have prospective clients who insist on maintaining their own site. Wish me luck.

Thanks to everyone

MichellB