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Feb 26.2004

Hello, not quite sure where to put this question, many designers set up sites so the client can make general text & image updates. Is this usually done with a ‘site updater’ program, or can one simply embed a script that can be updated without having to deal with ftp & html?

I also have a site that I maintain, and every couple weeks or so I have to update a show schedule, which includes 5 to 10 lines of text. Currently I have been opening the html in Dreamweaver, editing, and then uploading, however is there a method that would make this process simpler & faster for me?

Thanks,
Jonah

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@Aronya1Feb 27.2004 — It's usually done with server-side programming, using PERL, PHP, or something similar.

What I usually do is set up a web page for the client to use. On that page there is a form they fill out to add records to a simple database which resides on the server. When they click submit, a CGI script enters (or deletes) the form's data to the database. Then, when a user goes to the web page in question, it calls for the data from the database & displays it.
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