Database‐backed library websites: a case study of the use of PHP and MySQL at the University of Nottingham
Program: electronic library and information systems
ISSN: 0033-0337
Article publication date: 1 March 2001
Abstract
This paper discusses the advantages of database‐backed websites and describes the model for a library website implemented at the University of Nottingham using open source software, PHP and MySQL. As websites continue to grow in size and complexity it becomes increasingly important to introduce automation to help manage them. It is suggested that a database‐backed website offers many advantages over one built from static HTML pages. These include a consistency of style and content, the ability to present different views of the same data, devolved editing and enhanced security. The University of Nottingham Library Services website is described and issues surrounding its design, technological implementation and management are explored.
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Citation
Gardner, M. and Pinfield, S. (2001), "Database‐backed library websites: a case study of the use of PHP and MySQL at the University of Nottingham", Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 35 No. 1, pp. 33-42. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006941
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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