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by rigelent

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I need your help! I am a designer, not a programer but want to add a bit of automation to a site.

I want to make a single page of the whole site be updateable by a total novice using a web browser and an "admin" form web page to do it. I dont want to have to edit the page and upload all the time for things that are annoyingly small and yet dynamic.

we are talking simple here... (the project would allow a secretary to toggle an indication of facilities being either open or closed.) thats all... a list of facilities and the ability for her to navigate to a page and turn their status on and off.

PHP? CGI? ASP? how do i do this without taking time i dont have to learn a new program language and install massive amounts of programs to servers????

help!
John

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by orangestripe

Why not get a consultant? It would be a simple project for someone with a background in dealing with dynamic web content, and it could be done in many ways without adding lots of program files to your server. The chosen method would depend on yourweb server, available development tools, server, and the format in which you would save the open/close information. The cost of a competent consultant would probably be significantly less than spending your time learning to deal with dynamic web content and the initial set up required to get it going; instead you could focus on communicating the desired design and rolling it out to the users. The consultant might also be able to show you how things are set up for dealing with dynamic content and possibly give you a framework for making future additions by yourself.

by doctorrickb

While it has it's flaws, it seems like CGI would work well here. One simple program and associated html form could do it. CGI can be written in just about anything (with various pros and cons) so the learning curve is pretty small.

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