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[David R.Matusiak <dave AT matusiak.org>]

the guys on ibiblio can hook you up with mysql access in your home web 
space and you could run your address book there - perhaps saving you a 
few cycles on the install/configure part of the db.  from there, it 
will probably involve building a few simple tables to go with your 
address book software and you should be good to go.

it will take a little studying to get mysql basics down, but there are 
people available to help - namely webgroup on ibiblio.  i've got 
several books you could take a look at.  i imagine once your db is set 
up and the PHP app installed, you won't have to actually touch the 
mysql db that much 'cause all the updating will be done via some 
PHP-created web page.  (note: this said without having looked at the 
hotscripts link).

will this web address book in any way cut down on the amount of calls i 
will be fielding from grocery store workers?  if so, you should 
definitely build it!

dave ;)

On Wednesday, October 8, 2003, at 10:58  PM, Alan MacHett wrote:

> greetings all,
>
> the short of it:
> On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being HTML 1.0 and 10 being ... well, I don't
> know what 10 would be, something like C++ maybe?, ... what would be the
> rating for the learning curve of mySQL? ...to become a basic
> user/operator/manager/whatever.
>
> the long of it:
> After years of stubbornly (lazily?) maintaining nearly all of my 
> contact
> information on little scraps of paper here and there and everywhere ...
> Dave Matusiak can attest to this due to a recent losing-of-the-wallet
> incident ... I've decided to put it all online in a tidy database.  I
> found what appears to be a nifty PHP-driven address book:
> http://www.hotscripts.com/Detailed/3257.html
> It uses mySQL for the database.  As I've mentioned in some past 
> message, I
> don't know squat about mySQL, or any other db for that matter.  Before 
> I
> go installing this address book, I need to know if I should even 
> bother;
> as in, will the implementation prove too difficult for a pretender like
> me?
>
> thanks,
> Alan