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@NogDogJun 07.2015 — #I would definitely stay with a database-driven solution, not XML -- especially since you already have the database (assuming it's reasonably designed ? ).
For what you have described so far, it would sound like a fairly straight-forward and reasonably simple server side API returning results in JSON (I'd do it in PHP, but that's mainly because I already know it very well), and then use whichever JavaScript framework you prefer to use (I'd probably use UIKit) to make AJAX calls to that API and display the results.
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Hello and thank you for reading the following. Hopefully you can help me.
I am more the designer than the developer. I know HTML/CSS like the back of my hand. We are wanting to develop in house as our web site is taking a less important role whilst social media sites are taking over our virtual business model.
I’m good at understanding a script not at writing one from scrap. I’ve been looking at PHP/MySQL and WordPress for what I want to achieve, ideally learning what I need so I can do it myself. BUT as I’m starting to read through books, I’m wondering if I’m looking at the right solution.
WHAT WE NEED:
We have an extensive database of albums and related artists. Ideally I want a page with a scrollbar to the left with links that would load the information from a list/database into a frame/div/iframe on the same page dynamically.
My first thought is to look into a PHP/MySQL solution but maybe there could be a simpler solution such as XML… I need advice as to what technology I should investigate.
Any help is much appreciated. I have no deadline on this and welcome any question to help you help me.
Cheers
Steeve
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@NogDogJun 07.2015 — #I would definitely stay with a database-driven solution, not XML -- especially since you already have the database (assuming it's reasonably designed ? ).For what you have described so far, it would sound like a fairly straight-forward and reasonably simple server side API returning results in JSON (I'd do it in PHP, but that's mainly because I already know it very well), and then use whichever JavaScript framework you prefer to use (I'd probably use UIKit) to make AJAX calls to that API and display the results.