Visitors to add their info to an accessible listing...

Hi Truckmen,
Firstly what code are yo using? ASP, PHP.......
Second what language does your hosting company support?
Thirdly have you any experience with databases?

To do what you want to do is (without sounding patronising)very simple, if you answer the questions above i would be happy to give you some pointers and sample code.

Gary

Hello yrag,

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply.

Answers to your questions:
1) .asp or.php ... I am not sure which to use, so I think my answer is: either one whichever would be the suitable application.
2) Ahhh, I cannot answer this one. I am not sure which, I am hosting with AITcom, but I think I am able to tell you that .php is mentioned with my account
3) No, I have no experiance at all with databases

Thank you again for helping me. As you can see, although I am familiar with a number of aspects on web design, this area has eluded my attention and I am just now starting out. I am looking for information to answer your questions better.

Ralph

Hi Ralph, ill be back online later tonight and i will give you some pointers and help. You really do need to confirm what language you are using though. Th e best way to do this is create two test pages one called test.asp another called test.php. in the asp page write

, in the php file write save and upload both to your server. call both pages, if the asp page returns the current date then your isp supports asp, if the php page works you will get a page full of php settings. PHP is more difficult for the begginer as you will have to learn MYSQL i expect. Hope this helps for starters.

Gary

Yrag,

I don't know if I was to place the HTML tags in those same files, so I did not. I now have the following files:
http://www.3me.com/test.asp
http://www.3me.com/test.php

Truckmen, you added the wrong code to the php file you should have added

although, its a good bet that that will work as the asp does not!! Im no expert in php but i can give you some pointers.

Wow, I am feeling more and more pathetic not knowing anything about this subject at the moment. But that will change as soon as winter break begins for me (I am a full time student at Maine Maritime Academy). I will spen d the entire break learning this if I have to.

OK, I just got off the phone with the company who I do my hosting with. I have .php capability (as well as .cgi, perl and mySQL) on a Linux server.

I also got the page to work:
http://www.3me.com/test.php

I got some stuff for u truckmen if u want it.

Hello Gary,

I am here. I have finished my Final exams at the academy and am trying to re-address this issue.

I think this is going to become more involved.
The alumni members who visit the website will need the ability to add their names, addresses and other info into a database that they, can later go into and update whenever they need to.

But they will not be able to change other information that other alumni members has put in.

This database will also be public, or at least available to other members anytime they want to see it.

Also, all Alumni members who add their names and their info might also need to be reminded of their usernames and/or passwords, might they have forgotten either, and I would like to create a system whereby they will automatically receive either username or password if they wish.

Oh, how is all of this magic done?

Ralph