Whats the best way to make a list?

[JakeSingle]

Hey everyone! :) New to these forums and have a nice little question for you'se :P

Im trying to make a directory for my town and it'll basicaly have a bunch of businesses listed on it. Im just wondering what would be the best way to do this? I have a basic example of it setup www.cqaus.com I've been trying to get it from a database but my knowledge of using mysql is limited. I would like it to come from a database at the end because everything is catergorized so it would be a huge advantage to use a database.

Well if anyone can help or if anyone is intrested in coding up a website that i can pull apart and edit would be great :D and would give credit and links to your website(s)

I know this is a horrible description, little busy atm haha.

Thanks Again in advance. :D

[redsox9]

What you describe sounds perfect for MySQL databases. What makes using them so nice is that its relatively easy to extract only the data you need... with the right instruction. :D I had a bit of a learning curve myself but there is ample documentation out there on the web that can help you get better acquainted with it.

[JakeSingle]

Ok i'll have another search of the we and see what i can find :) Thanks. Any good sites/tutorials you would recommend?

[redsox9]

I find this to be a good reference: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/tutorial.html
The getting started link is here: http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/mysql_intro.html

[Mr. Wolf]

Have a look at Xaraya.. Depending on your skill level, it will either be easy or hard for you..

Install it to public_html\xaraya and play with it, you never know,.