using databases to create websites

[dpakman91]

i've seen many folks offering and buying various databases on these forums, such as: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=21880

also i've seen lyrics databases, etc...

i've never dealth with these databases, but what i'd really like to do is start using them for some new websites...my question is, (and there might not be an easy answer), how do i create a "script," coding, whatever, to turn these databases into a browsable and seardhable website?

:braces for difficult answer:

[kalius]

PHP

You can either buy a database or get an affiliate datafeed to create a website.
If you know the basics of programing it should be prety easy.

I did this script that works with all the shareasale datafeeds(after cleanning ),
http://www.candy-store.info. All of it took me about 40 hours while learning php.

[dpakman91]

PHP

You can either buy a database or get an affiliate datafeed to create a website.
If you know the basics of programing it should be prety easy.

I did this script that works with all the shareasale datafeeds(after cleanning ),
http://www.candy-store.info. All of it took me about 40 hours while learning php.

i know all about getting the databases, my question how to turn them into a website once i have the database...i'm literally starting from scratch.

[kalius]

Learn php

www.php.net

Seriously you have to learn php and do it yourself, or buy a script from somebody.

[dpakman91]

Learn php

www.php.net

Seriously you have to learn php and do it yourself, or buy a script from somebody.

alright, sounds good. what's the best website to walk me through learning php?

php.net seems to have some basic introductions, but i'm not sure if they have tutorials that take you through...what's my best bet?

[kalius]

I like this one http://www.hudzilla.org/phpbook/index.php

[dpakman91]

I like this one http://www.hudzilla.org/phpbook/index.php

great, i'll get started right away! thanks

[RectangleMan]

You could have asked me in the thread. :-)

The lyrics DB that I sell I also have a script ready for it.

The restaurant DB I do not yet have a script ready but I hope to make one. Basically what you do with a DB is query it. You create php (easiest of all langs to learn) pages that connect to the database and display the information as you see fit. This can be done in easy ways and in very difficult ways. A simple way might just be creating a search function to create result pages based on a query. A hard way might be creating pages for the information and having pagination ( http://www.phpfreaks.com/tutorials/43/0.php ) for the whole thing.

I hope that helps. And always feel free to ask me questions in my sales threads. This information would be best inside my sale anyways.

[dpakman91]

labrocca, i sent you a PM