Website design with Expanding Database

[vivthespiv]

Hiya<br>Thanks for listening ! I need to build a website with a large database attached.&nbsp;&nbsp;Visitors need to be able to search for info held in the database and I need to increase the info in the database at least monthly.<br>I have no programming experience at all.<br>I know I must learn HTML but what should I learn after that ?&nbsp;&nbsp;I know there are different database software choices available but which to choose ?&nbsp;&nbsp;All advice will be very gratefully accepted. Please remember I have no programming experience all !!!!!!<br>

 

[ssingh]

You don't need to take care of database problem . You should bother about your harddisk space and RAM capacity. Becuase the property to expand database is the problem of Database designer. So just have enough memory on your system . You can install Oracle or MS-SQL server databases.<br><br>Thanx<br>Siddhartha Singh<br><A HREF="mailto:ssingh@aztecsoft.com">ssingh@aztecsoft.com</A>

 

[2ffat]

vivthespiv,<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Planning is 90% of the work. You will not only need to decide what data base to use, but how it will be accessed, who will need to access it, permissions, firewalls, etc.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You mention a large data base that <u>visitors</u> need to access. Do they update the data base or is it read-only for them. Will the DB need to handle &quot;blobs&quot; (<i>binary large objects</i>) like graphs, pictures, etc.?<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How many people will have a hand in keeping the site up, just you, or will you have a DBA, Web Master, etc?<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Answers to questions like these will help determine which route you need to go. DB like Oracle have alot of overhead but may be a better choice for large applications. OODB like Jasmineii or Poet may work for smaller applications. <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You may have to learn Java, and XML as well as HTML. Sounds like an ambitious project. A <b>LOT</b> of fore-thought will save a <b>lot</b> of time latter.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Good Luck.<br> <p>James P. Cottingham<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href=

http://www.ivcusa.com>International

Veneer Co., Inc.</a><br>All opinions are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.

 

[vivthespiv]

Thank you to Siddartha.&nbsp;&nbsp;Space and memory is no problem.<br>Thank you also to James.<br>To clarify this will be a database visitors will search for info only, there will be no input to the database by visitors.<br>Only me will be updating the database.&nbsp;&nbsp;At the moment I dont know how to do that.&nbsp;&nbsp;Do I update my database on my pc and upload a new file to the server or can I update the database with new info online ?<br>Advice to me sofar is to use Access initially because it is simple to set up but in the future build the database again using SQL.&nbsp;&nbsp;Also to use ASP with VBScript as the scripting language.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>What d'you reckon ????????