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CSV
via FTP
Not
saying it's better, but certainly easier to set-up.
Hi all,
I am currently designing a
website for another Organisation. It will be a basic directory-type website of
a load of items in a Database. The organisation maintains its own database of
items that will be published to the website.
There will be no
network link between this DB and the webserver, so I’m planning to take a copy
of this data into my own MySQL database, to be used as the datasource for the
website.
Getting the initial records (and related jpgs etc) will
be easy, but I have to decide how this data should be updated. Off the top of
my head, I can see two main options:
1. Web Service:
I could write a SOAP Web Service using Cold
Fusion (have never done this before) to allow the client update the data
directly from their own end.
2. XML via form or URL variable:
The client send the relevant data to me in XML
format via a form or URL variable. The page this is sent to could process the
information, and output another XML file with a message “done” or and error
message.
For security here, I suppose I could request a username and
password field with each update. I could also restrict this to certain IPs (I
know this can be faked tho).
For the images here, they could be submitted
as form variables too.
I’m sure each of these have their pros
and cons. Has anyone any better ideas, or comments on either of the
above?
Thanks
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