Re: Adding records to a MySql database

I have read the documentation already. I am trying to create a directory, which information can be added and maintained through a the web browser. I thought that using a MySql database would be a good idea rather than writing it all to a file. You saying that MySql is a waste of time for this ? I thought that PHP can be used to add records etc and query databases for this Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martín Marqués" <martin@bugs.unl.edu.ar> To: "Dave.O" <Dave.O@tinyonline.co.uk> Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 11:28 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Adding records to a MySql database > On Vie 17 Ago 2001 19:17, you wrote: > > I am new to MySql but wanting to use PHP to update and maintain a database. > > I thought I might use MySql. > > > > I have installed MySql, and in PHP have created a database called 'mydir'. > > I am trying to find php functions to add new records/fields to the > > database, but all I can find are functions to query and get information > > from a database. > > You should first learn howto use an SQL database, and after that think about > using it. Read the MySQL tutorial. It's somewhrere in there web site. > > Saludos... :-) > > -- > Porqué usar una base de datos relacional cualquiera, > si podés usar PostgreSQL? > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Martín Marqués | mmarques@unl.edu.ar > Programador, Administrador, DBA | Centro de Telematica > Universidad Nacional > del Litoral > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >