[katieh]

Hello this is my first post and I apologise if I sound daft but I am learning! I have built a small html website which isnt launched yet. I would like to add some search facilities. I need something more specific than Google search. I saw a website which was for property rental and they had a search form which allowed you to search in terms of rental price, location and number of bedrooms. This is similar to what I need. I think its beyond my capabilities (unless anyone can recommend an idiot-proof method!) so I am considering using a freelancer. But what do I need to ask for? I am presuming that they will design a database which I can update and they will design a simple search form for me to insert into the html. I can design forms and I can design access databases but I have no idea how they link up hence i am thinking of paying someone but before I do I need to understand more. For example what language would be best? How much do you think it would cost? Is it simple to insert the code into html? Will I need to check with my hosting company (Fasthosts)? Any suggestions or advice gratefully received!

[Faevilangel]

katieh, on Jun 16 2009, 12:39, said:

Hello this is my first post and I apologise if I sound daft but I am learning! I have built a small html website which isnt launched yet. I would like to add some search facilities. I need something more specific than Google search. I saw a website which was for property rental and they had a search form which allowed you to search in terms of rental price, location and number of bedrooms. This is similar to what I need. I think its beyond my capabilities (unless anyone can recommend an idiot-proof method!) so I am considering using a freelancer. But what do I need to ask for? I am presuming that they will design a database which I can update and they will design a simple search form for me to insert into the html. I can design forms and I can design access databases but I have no idea how they link up hence i am thinking of paying someone but before I do I need to understand more. For example what language would be best? How much do you think it would cost? Is it simple to insert the code into html? Will I need to check with my hosting company (Fasthosts)? Any suggestions or advice gratefully received!

the best bet is to get it built with php and mysql, and as you said, it would be database ran, and would include a form with dofferent checkboxes and drop lists to find data

the form will then create an sql command such as:

select * from db1 where properly_value=xx&location=xx

in php and mysql its really easy but your webpage will need to be stored in the database e,g, property website would have all the info in the db and then its dynamically added to web pages