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Hey. 5.5 pro…

I’m making a download page(s) for a site and I would like to ask some questions before I start.

1: I have lots of images, videos and PDF’s. Can I create a page where people can search via tags?

2: What’s the best way to get these items online for download so that when a simple type change, or FW update, I don’t have to upload all the files again?

Thanks

Tony


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I have lots of images, videos and PDF’s. Can I create a page where
people can search via tags?

What’s the best way to get these items online for download so that
when a simple type change, or FW update, I don’t have to upload all
the files again?

If you’re dealing with large numbers of files that may change
frequently then to my mind building it around a CMS might be the best
way forward. There may be other ways to do what you want but I suspect
it will not be an efficient or practical long-term solution. But hey,
I’ve been wrong before.

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But if you want a search function then I suspect you are going to have to use a MySql database, some PHP and upload via FTP.

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Not necessarily. I have a very simple JavaScript search engine that
can look at all the text on the page and hide all the elements that
don’t belong to the search request. Have a look here:

http://files.libertyfund.org/pll/pages/subjects.html

Type anything you like in the Filter box near the top of the page. The
table collapses to show only the rows that match. Now you would have
to work out how to show the keywords and such in your page, because
this can only filter by text, but that text doesn’t have to be visible
if you want to hide it through CSS or similar.

Walter

On Mar 10, 2011, at 11:56 AM, DeltaDave wrote:

But if you want a search function then I suspect you are going to
have to use a MySql database, some PHP and upload via FTP.

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Yeah, here it is from last November:

Walter

On Mar 10, 2011, at 11:56 AM, DeltaDave wrote:

But if you want a search function then I suspect you are going to
have to use a MySql database, some PHP and upload via FTP.

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I have lots of images, videos and PDF’s

I suppose then Walter that the ‘lots of’ will need to be quantified to see if it is feasible to have it all on one page for searching.

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Thanks for the replies… Plenty to test.

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