Hi<br />I hope someebody can help me. <br /><br />I have designed a website which requires members to fill out a form as part of their subscription details. Can these details be then somehow be transfered to a database which I could then link to a mailling list etc.<br /><br />The sort of information to be collected is:<br /><br />Name, Address, Email, Membership Number, and Password .<br /><br />At the moment the details are sent via email to an email account and I then manually have to enter it into excel.<br /><br />Please help. <br /><br />Thank you in advance.<br /><br />PJ<!--content-->
That's a big task you have there. While not that hard to do using mySQL, it would take work to set-up the way you want it.<br /><br />Your best bet may first be find a pre-made mailing list script and use that. Try maybe php.resourceindex.com or hotscripts.com/PHP/ or google even.<!--content-->
Thanks for your reply.<br /><br />Is Mysql difficult to use? Where can I get some basic info on Mysql.... any recomendations.?<br /><br />Many thanks.<br /><br />PJ<!--content-->
PJ, you will also have to use a programming language that allows your web pages to "talk" to MySQL. Here's some good starting points:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/phpmysql/1" target="_blank">http://www.freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/phpmysql/1</a><br /><a href="http://www.mysql.com/articles/ddws/" target="_blank">http://www.mysql.com/articles/ddws/</a><br /><a href="http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/99/21/index3a.html" target="_blank">http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/99/21/index3a.html</a><br /><br />You should also use google to search for more tutorials about this kind of stuff.<!--content-->
That's a big task you have there. While not that hard to do using mySQL, it would take work to set-up the way you want it.<br /><br />Your best bet may first be find a pre-made mailing list script and use that. Try maybe php.resourceindex.com or hotscripts.com/PHP/ or google even.<!--content-->
Thanks for your reply.<br /><br />Is Mysql difficult to use? Where can I get some basic info on Mysql.... any recomendations.?<br /><br />Many thanks.<br /><br />PJ<!--content-->
PJ, you will also have to use a programming language that allows your web pages to "talk" to MySQL. Here's some good starting points:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/phpmysql/1" target="_blank">http://www.freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/phpmysql/1</a><br /><a href="http://www.mysql.com/articles/ddws/" target="_blank">http://www.mysql.com/articles/ddws/</a><br /><a href="http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/99/21/index3a.html" target="_blank">http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/99/21/index3a.html</a><br /><br />You should also use google to search for more tutorials about this kind of stuff.<!--content-->