chrisb_ebc
Mon., Jan. 9, 2006, 1:13 am
Hi there,
I am looking at a solution to dynamically update a web page on my church web site. The page is my page that I list the message's from each service on. My current method of updating is this. Using Podcast Maker, a third party program, I create my RSS and Feed for my podcast. I enter all the necessary info in there, description, time, title, date, etc. Save and upload it to my server. Doing this uploads the xml file that the program creates and mp3 to to the directory it needs to go to. I then open up golive and edit my "messages.html" file and update the info manually adding the date, time and two links to linked to the mp3 (one to pop-up in a new window, one to have downloadable or clickable and open in the same window), and one link to a pdf notes file if available. So. I was looking at xml a tad tonight and xhtml a little bit. Xml looks like a possible solution to create a table structure like I currently have and edit a xml document. Is this the best solution? could I try creating something in PHP and mySQL so that it is database driven. That way I can create categories like for message topics, or series? Or can that be accomplished just as easily through xml. Or is there another solution out there? The page I am looking at doing this with is this: http://www.exeterbiblechurch.org/messages.html If any of you could suggest a solution that would be awesome. I know HTMl and just a tad of PHP. I am slowly learning PHP and MySQL. I would really like to be able to easily maintain archives and current stuff simply and quickly. I am learning the value of time management working with more sites, and the quicker I can update the better. And I am willing to learn how this works. Thanks in advance. Take care.
-Chris
I am looking at a solution to dynamically update a web page on my church web site. The page is my page that I list the message's from each service on. My current method of updating is this. Using Podcast Maker, a third party program, I create my RSS and Feed for my podcast. I enter all the necessary info in there, description, time, title, date, etc. Save and upload it to my server. Doing this uploads the xml file that the program creates and mp3 to to the directory it needs to go to. I then open up golive and edit my "messages.html" file and update the info manually adding the date, time and two links to linked to the mp3 (one to pop-up in a new window, one to have downloadable or clickable and open in the same window), and one link to a pdf notes file if available. So. I was looking at xml a tad tonight and xhtml a little bit. Xml looks like a possible solution to create a table structure like I currently have and edit a xml document. Is this the best solution? could I try creating something in PHP and mySQL so that it is database driven. That way I can create categories like for message topics, or series? Or can that be accomplished just as easily through xml. Or is there another solution out there? The page I am looking at doing this with is this: http://www.exeterbiblechurch.org/messages.html If any of you could suggest a solution that would be awesome. I know HTMl and just a tad of PHP. I am slowly learning PHP and MySQL. I would really like to be able to easily maintain archives and current stuff simply and quickly. I am learning the value of time management working with more sites, and the quicker I can update the better. And I am willing to learn how this works. Thanks in advance. Take care.
-Chris