[pmwiki-users] Newbie Alert!!! - Simple Database?

Ben Stallings ben at interdependentweb.com
Sat Oct 27 17:24:37 CDT 2007


Jeff wrote:
>> I have read a bit about Forms in PmWiki, but I have not seen any
>> examples or recipes that are like what I would call a database.
>>
>> Do you have any suggestions how to proceed, or any example wikis with
>> something like a database? A simple contact list or even a todo list
>> would be useful for me to study.

Hi, Jeff.  If you want to actually store the information in a database 
such as MySQL, my DataPlates recipe is designed to bypass the learning 
curve of ZAP by creating ZAP forms and pagelist templates for you.  You 
can take an existing database table (or an Excel spreadsheet imported 
into a table) and instantly make it available and editable in your wiki 
-- and restrict the permissions however you like.

Of course the installation of DataPlates is a little complicated at the 
moment: you have to install not only DataPlates and DataQuery but also 
ZAP and the DatabaseStandard recipe, which in turn requires the ADOdb 
library.  That's a lot of installing for a quick and easy solution, and 
I haven't had the chance yet to put it together into a single, 
easy-to-install package, but I am willing to help guide you through the 
process via email.

Unfortunately most of the examples of DataPlates in action are 
password-protected.  The only example I can show you that wouldn't 
require you to create an account is on the demo site: 
http://workscited.net/dataplates/User/HomePage .  The forms and 
templates you see there are auto-generated by DataPlates, but you can 
customize them however you like.

Best of luck on your project!  --Ben S.



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