On Thu, 27 Apr 2000, Hamish Moffatt wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 27, 2000 at 12:59:24AM -0500, Bryn Joynes wrote:
> > This is not a suggestion but an idea I have had for a while. I also
> > need a logging program but I also need one that is portable between
> > Linux and Windows. I was thinking of using MySQL as the database with a
> > web browser as a front end running perl and perl-dbi scripts. The only
> > problem is the lack of time at present to sit down and write the code.
> >
> > Maybe someone with more programming knowledge might like to run with
> > this idea.
>
> I have been thinking about logging software for linux recently too.
> I considered the web/database backend approach but thought it might
> be a bit too slow and not as flexible as a real program.
>
> I'm undecided about which is the best GUI to work with. I started
...
It seems a lot of us have been thinking about this lately :-)
Using MySQL (or PostgreSQL) is a great idea and one I think is fundemental
to doing it right. Rather than concentrating on what GUI to work with why
don't we identify what elements need to be stored and come up with a database
structure first. Then multiple frontends can be created depending upon an
individuals requirements.
I'm not a database type of programmer, but I do know that a proper database
structure has to come first.
Ken, N7IPB
