New to databases with the web...

Hello. I've been building basic web sites for years and have been using access databases for my business for years, but now I want to make my first table in a web site and frankly I don't even know where to begin.

I've added the mysql database addition in discountasp.net. I've even managed to figure out how to make the database connection using dreamweaver. But now I have NO CLUE how to go about building a table. When I try to make a new recordset, obvioulsy, I'm told that I don't have a table. But, I couldn't find anything in Dreamweaver or in Discount ASP to create one.

I also downloaded phpMyAdmin, which I thought was an administrative tool for mysql, but I have unzipped that put the files in website directory, but I can't find an executable file within the files that would open administrative features.

I know my knowlege base may be to limited for anyone to help me here, but if anyone could give me some basics, I'm generally pretty good with figuring things out.

thanks!

Malinda

 

There isn't an executable in phpMyAdmin. You have to specify your connection variables in a configuration file - I believe it's config.inc.php. Once you've done that you should be able to use phpMyAdmin to administer your MySQL database.

mjp
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