[PHP-DB] static or dynamic printer-friendly webpages?

2001-06-28 Thread sgibbs
Question for all you php experts out there: My organization's website is based on mysql/php backend - 95% of the webpages are generated dynamically using templates and database records. We have been asked to create printer-friendly versions of these pages. Now for your opinion/advice:

RE: [PHP-DB] static or dynamic printer-friendly webpages?

2001-06-28 Thread olinux
I'm sure. I would try doing something with CSS... then you may even decide to change the other template. :) olinux -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 3:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] static or dynamic

Re: [PHP-DB] static or dynamic printer-friendly webpages?

2001-06-28 Thread Jason k Larson
I would recommend staying as dynamic as possible. To answer your question, yes, another simple template (one designed to be friendly to printers) would easily work to do what you need. PDF is an interesting option but a lot of work and the clients/customers would need to ensure having the

Re: [PHP-DB] static or dynamic printer-friendly webpages?

2001-06-28 Thread Markus Fischer
I use a method combining both; I first write a so-called 'print.php' which has the ability to write a outputted page to a disk cache on the disk. So pages are only generated the first time they're accessed; on second and further requests they're serverd directly from the cache (disk in my case).

Re: [PHP-DB] static or dynamic printer-friendly webpages?

2001-06-28 Thread Andreas D. Landmark
At 27.06.2001 23:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Question for all you php experts out there: My organization's website is based on mysql/php backend - 95% of the webpages are generated dynamically using templates and database records. We have been asked to create printer-friendly versions of these