Hi - i'm new to the site and I wondered if any-one could give some advice.

I am a member of a bowling club and would like to build a web site for them, we would need to be able to show league tables and individual stat's, and if possible allow club secretaries to be able to update their results via the web site.

So far I have build a site using CSS and HTML but this looks like it needs a lot more detail to do what we need. I have been looking at MySQL with PHP but this a lot to learn if it is the wrong way to. Pointing in the right direction is really what I am looking for.

 

Any help much appreciated

 

Thank

Ray

You need a Content Management System, my friend.

Take a look at Wordpress, Droopal or Cushy CMS (not got the links to hand, sorry).

Expression Engine is my favourite.

You need a Content Management System, my friend.

Take a look at Wordpress, Droopal or Cushy CMS (not got the links to hand, sorry).

Expression Engine is my favourite.

 

Thanks for your help, I will have a look at your suggestions.

Ray

I have been looking at MySQL with PHP but this a lot to learn if it is the wrong way to. Pointing in the right direction is really what I am looking for.

 

PHP/MySQL is the way to go. You might not need a full CMS for this, if it's just for leagues and stats etc, you could probably just as easy use PHP to read results from a text file. MySQL would probably be easiest if you were having something like a news page that needed updating. If there's more 'article' type things that will need updating, then yeah, look into different CMSs for that..

PHP/MySQL is the way to go. You might not need a full CMS for this, if it's just for leagues and stats etc, you could probably just as easy use PHP to read results from a text file. MySQL would probably be easiest if you were having something like a news page that needed updating. If there's more 'article' type things that will need updating, then yeah, look into different CMSs for that..

 

If I went down this route would Secretaries be able log on to the site and update their weekly results ?, I think this may be my main stumbling block, what do you think.

Thanks for your reply by the way.

Ray

If I went down this route would Secretaries be able log on to the site and update their weekly results ?, I think this may be my main stumbling block, what do you think.

Thanks for your reply by the way.

Ray

 

Hi Ray

 

If you want to check out some cms's go to http://www.opensourcecms.com/index.php?opt...ge&Itemid=1 you can try the demo's to find the one that will suit your needs. Check out the cms demo menu

 

Hope this helps

 

Pat

Hi Ray

 

If you want to check out some cms's go to http://www.opensourcecms.com/index.php?opt...ge&Itemid=1 you can try the demo's to find the one that will suit your needs. Check out the cms demo menu

 

Hope this helps

 

Pat

 

Hi Pat

 

Thanks for your reply.

 

Will I need to use cms to be able to allow secretaries to log onto the site so that they can enter in their match results.

 

Ray

Hi Pat

 

Thanks for your reply.

 

Will I need to use cms to be able to allow secretaries to log onto the site so that they can enter in their match results.

 

Ray

 

It would probably be easier to use a cms, if not you would need php knowledge to allow the secretaries ro log in and alter things. At least with a cms that is all taken care of.

 

Pat

If I went down this route would Secretaries be able log on to the site and update their weekly results ?, I think this may be my main stumbling block, what do you think.

Thanks for your reply by the way.

Ray

 

Yep. Basically, the only difference between this method and a 'proper' CMS is the storage method - here the data is stored in a text file rather than in a database. Most CMSs aren't really suitable (out of the box) for tabular data like league tables, they're more geared towards articles. The advantage is that it's relatively simple to pull data from a text file and insert it into a table for display. There are free desktop widgets that can perform as an FTP dropbox, so all they'd have to do is edit the text file and then drag'n'drop the file to the widget and it'd be uploaded to the correct place. The disadvantage is that the drop-box would have to be set up on each computer used.. it only takes a couple of minutes, but it might be awkward if they update from their home computer or something.

 

Maybe I'm overcomplicating it... if there's a CMS or CMS plugin that will handle the table part and make that easy to use, all the above is a bit redundant

 

Damn, I'm rambling. Lack of sleep, sorry..

Yep. Basically, the only difference between this method and a 'proper' CMS is the storage method - here the data is stored in a text file rather than in a database. Most CMSs aren't really suitable (out of the box) for tabular data like league tables, they're more geared towards articles. The advantage is that it's relatively simple to pull data from a text file and insert it into a table for display. There are free desktop widgets that can perform as an FTP dropbox, so all they'd have to do is edit the text file and then drag'n'drop the file to the widget and it'd be uploaded to the correct place. The disadvantage is that the drop-box would have to be set up on each computer used.. it only takes a couple of minutes, but it might be awkward if they update from their home computer or something.

 

Maybe I'm overcomplicating it... if there's a CMS or CMS plugin that will handle the table part and make that easy to use, all the above is a bit redundant

 

Damn, I'm rambling. Lack of sleep, sorry..

 

 

Thanks you all for your help, what I think I will try is learn PHP - use this with javaScript, CSS, HTML, (all of which I will have to gain further knowledge on) and try to build a site from there. This way I feel I will be staying in control of content and any changes in the future. My problem was coming to this sort of decision from my obvious lack of knowledge. All your help as been very much appreciated. ( if any-one thinks I am making a mistake by going this way please tell me ).

 

Ray