Re: CMS for Auto Parts

On 23 Apr 2006, at 8:03 PM, John Hicks wrote:

CK wrote: Hi, On Apr 22, 2006, at 1:26 PM, John Hicks wrote:

CK wrote:

Hi, I've been commissioned to design a web application for auto parts sales. The Flash Front end will communicate with a MySQL DB via

PHP.

In addition, PHP/XML should be used with a client-side Web GUI to upload images, part no., descriptions and inventory into the DB; a Product Management System.

I am curious as to how you plan to using XML for the client's back end? (I don't see any reason to use it.)

Using XML to keep an "inventory" dynamically, was the thought. The XML file would be updated with each entry, then could be imported into a spreadsheet. If you are storing your inventory in an XML document, then what are you using the MySQL database for?

After "Googling" the returned queries have been slim, any leads on more specific examples?

What specifically are you looking for and how are you googling for it? --John --PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

You may want to look into openlaszlo. http://www.openlaszlo.org/ You can use it to provide the Internet front-end and use PHP for the back-end. Also, now has the option for either DHTML or Flash on the client side. Johan Martin Catenare LLC