an address book?

[jreitz]

I am looking to build a contact book or membership directory on a client's site. they have about 400 people and it changes from time to time. Pages would need to be broken up by last name's first letter.

I think there are scripts out there for this, but wondered if anyone had any suggestions, or if this is something done better in php/mysql? I really am new to CGI, and have never really touched php.

any suggestions would be great. I mean, really all I want to do is create 400 records, and have them have the ability to be sorted alpha on multiple pages, and also be editable once every few months. :)

thanks
john

[dswimboy]

i would definitly use mySQL or another database for this project. As to your language, it's really up to you. Perl and PHP are similar in many ways. I'm pretty sure you can interface a Perl script with your mySQL database.

i also think there are scripts available. check out http://www.hotscripts.net for starters. unless you're interested in learning the Perl or PHP language, i would recommend using a pre-made script. You won't get output formatted exactly how you want, but it will save you headaches.