|
| |
|
|
womble
Posts: 5526
Joined: 3/14/2005
From: Living on the edge
Status: offline
 |
Image maps and databases - 8/14/2005 17:45:19
Ok folks, this is where I display my stunning lack of knowledge on databases and such like...
I'm planning improvements to a site which is going to be basically a directory of services for deaf people in the local area. Now because deaf people whose first language is sign language tend to prefer visual things, I was thinking image-map map, either select the type of service you're looking for, then click the relevant area on the map, or click the area on the map, then select the type of service you're looking for. I can cope with an image map okay. After I'd thought image map, then I realised that I'd need some way to store the information.
Plan A was hyperlinked pdf or Word documents, simply for simpleness - I then scrapped that on the grounds that that would be far too easy (I like a challenge), it would be a nightmare to keep updated, and would simply bring up the list of all services for each area, without allowing the user to search for a specific type of service. By this point I was realising that some sort of database was probably needed.
Now my experience of databases extends as far as a couple of intermediate courses on M$ Access a few years ago - I can set up tables, queries in design view, I vaguelly remember SQL but skipped over that on the grounds that it was a lot easier to stay in design view.
I'm guessing that because the site's on a Linux server I'm probably going to need to do something with MySQL and PHP? MySQL I have no experience, PHP, a little and a couple of books on it (I can fiddle around with php scripts a little to get them to do what I want them to do and they sometimes still work afterwards, but I struggle trying to write them from scratch). I do have about 6 months or so before I need to try and do anything with this.
My question is, where do I start? What technologies/ methods am I going to have to get my head round to make this work? Where's the best place to learn this stuff?
Any tips gratefully received. As Golfer would say, talk to me as though I'm a total idiot 
_____________________________
~~ "A cruel god ain't no god at all" ~~
|
|
|
|
dpf
Posts: 7121
Joined: 11/12/2003
From: India-napolis
Status: offline
|
RE: Image maps and databases - 8/14/2005 18:53:04
womble : wouldnt that site thus be inaccessible to those with visual problems?
_____________________________
Dan
| |
|
 New Messages |
 No New Messages |
 Hot Topic w/ New Messages |
 Hot Topic w/o New Messages |
 Locked w/ New Messages |
 Locked w/o New Messages |
|
Post New Thread
Reply to Message
Post New Poll
Submit Vote
Delete My Own Post
Delete My Own Thread
Rate Posts
|
|
|
Printable Version 
The time spent on database design is more than made up for down the track. 
